Functions

Note

Indexing Service is no longer supported as of Windows XP and is unavailable for use as of Windows 8. Instead, use Windows Search for client side search and Microsoft Search Server Express for server side search.

 

Indexing Service provides functions for finding and managing catalogs, determining the catalog file's path, for creating Microsoft OLE DB Command objects to query catalogs using Query Languages for Indexing Service, and for filtering files.

The following tables list the functions in each category.

For finding and managing catalogs	Description
CIState	Queries the state of the selected catalog.
LocateCatalogs	Finds the catalog that indexes a directory.
SetCatalogState	Sets the catalog state for backup or other purposes.

 

For creating queries using OLE DB command objects	Description
CICreateCommand	Creates a Command object.
CIMakeICommand	Creates a Command object, specifying computers, catalogs, and scopes.
CIBuildQueryNode	Builds one node of a query restriction tree for a Command object.
CIBuildQueryTree	Builds a query restriction tree for a Command object.
CIRestrictionToFullTree	Converts a query restriction tree with columns, sort columns, and grouping columns to a DBCOMMANDTREE structure.
CITextToFullTree	Creates a full command tree using Query Language 1.
CITextToFullTreeEx	Creates a full command tree using the Query Language Dialect that you specify.
CITextToSelectTree	Creates a SELECT node for a DBCOMMANDTREE structure using Query Language Dialect 1.
CITextToSelectTreeEx	Creates a SELECT node for a DBCOMMANDTREE structure using the Query Language Dialect that you specify.

 

For filtering files	Description
LoadIFilter	Retrieves IFilter from path name for object.
BindIFilterFromStorage	Given the IStorage interface pointer, retrieves the appropriate IFilter.
BindIFilterFromStream	Given the IStream interface pointer, retrieves the appropriate IFilter.