VBAdmin Sample

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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.

 

The VBAdmin sample is an example Windows application written in Visual Basic that illustrates how to administer Indexing Service using the AdminIndexServer, CatAdm, and ScopeAdm automation objects of the Admin Helper API.

Source: mssdk\samples\winbase\indexing\VBAdmin\

To build and run the sample

  1. In the Visual Basic development environment, open the VBAdmin.vbp project in the source path of the sample.
  2. In the File menu, click Make VBAdmin.exe.
  3. In the Make Project dialog box, click OK.
  4. In the Run menu, click Start.

To start or stop Indexing Service using the sample

  1. Click Start to start Indexing Service if it isn't running.
  2. Click Stop to stop Indexing Service if it is running.

To create a new catalog using the sample

  1. In the tree view of the catalog structure, right-click Catalogs.
  2. In the Create New Catalog dialog box, enter the name and location of the new catalog.
  3. Click OK.

To delete a catalog using the sample

  1. In the tree view of the catalog structure, right-click the catalog you want to delete.
  2. In the Catalog Administration dialog box, select Remove Catalog.
  3. Click OK.

Programming Notes

The VBAdmin sample illustrates how you can use the AdminIndexServer, CatAdm, and ScopeAdm automation objects of the Admin Helper API to administer catalogs and scopes.