Variables in .Idq and .Htx Files

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.

 

This topic contains a description of variables that are used in Indexing Service's ISAPI implementation.

• Read-Only Variables Available in .Htx Files: Lists and describes read-only variables for .htx files.
• Variables in Forms and in .Idq Files: Lists and explains variables that can be set in forms, in .idq files, or as CGI variables.
• String Variables Useful for Formatting Displayed Columns: Lists and gives the meanings for variables that you can set in the .idq file but cannot use to refer to other parameters.
• Parameter for Use with Bookmarks: Explains how the CiBookmarkSkipCount variable, in conjunction with CiBookmark, sets an offset from the previous page of the query.
• Standard Common Gateway Interface Variables Available: Lists the variables that are normally set by CGI program execution and that can be referred to in the .idq or .htx files.
• Valid Locale Identifiers: Shows valid locale identifiers (LCIDs) for use in CiLocale.
• Recognized Character Set Tags: Lists the ISO codes currently recognized by Indexing Service and the HTML filter, for use in CiCodepage.