Windows SharePoint Services Search URL Syntax
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You can execute search queries against the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Search by encoding your query in a URL and posting it to the search page.
Parameters
The following table describes the URL search parameters that you can use with Search.
URL Parameter |
Description |
Example |
|---|---|---|
k |
Specifies the keywords. You can only specify one value for this parameter. |
results.aspx?k=sharepoint%20search |
v |
Specifies the result view that is to be used for the query. This parameter must be either: relevance - results are sorted by relevance date - results are sorted by date |
results.aspx?v=date results.aspx?v=relevance |
start |
Specifies which results page number to show. |
results.aspx?start=3 |
Remarks
If your search results page contains multiple queries, you can specify which query the parameter applies to by appending a number from 1 to 5, indicating the Search Query Results ID, between the parameter and the "=" character in the URL.
See Also
Reference
Windows SharePoint Services Search Keyword Syntax