SearchPDF Product Architecture

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=10% BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000" background="354767e3.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SearchPDF Home Page"><U>Home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="products.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SearchPDF Products"><U>Products</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="store.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SearchPDF Product Store"><U>Store</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="studies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Case Studies"><U>Studies</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="papers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Papers"><U>Papers</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="partners.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Partners"><U>Partners</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="about.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About SearchPDF"><U>About</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>PRODUCTS</B></div> <div> <A HREF="search.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SearchPDF"><U>Search</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="metamaker.htm" TARGET="_top" 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ALT="E-Mail SearchPDF" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> (610) 983-3682</div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=350 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="16880803.png"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="15" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="588" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 4250 WIDTH="552"><div> <IMG SRC="94812280.png" border=0 width="274" height="40" ALT="SearchPDF 2.0" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B> JRA</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Verdana" ><B> Software, Publisher</B></FONT></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="23bf4070.png" border=0 width="500" height="7" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="6fd10100.png" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALT="Search HTML" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>Search</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" ><B> Product Architecture</B></FONT></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="23bf4070.png" border=0 width="500" height="7" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.dtsearch.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dtsearch.com"><U><IMG SRC="9c358320.jpg" border=0 width="88" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> Introduction</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Search</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>2.0</B></FONT> is an advanced  <A HREF="developing_and_deploying_web_applications_using_asp_and_microsoft_internet_infor.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Developing and Deploying Web Application"><U>ASP Application</U></A> that requires Microsoft IIS on a Windows web server, and the dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine, available from <A HREF="http://www.dtsearch.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dtsearch.com"><U><B>dtSearch Corp</B></U></A>.  It runs on Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP servers. Programmers and developers who are familar with ASP coding can easily create custom implementations of SearchPDF to suit any requirements.  We give you three application models for starters as you create your own tailored interfaces. JRA can also create custom interfaces for you (see <A HREF="services.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Services"><U>Services</U></A>), so even without any ASP experience we can quickly get you up and running.</div> <bR> <div> Most configuration work for your custom search implementation can be accomplished with parameter management in the global.asa file.  The high-level portion of the ASP code is left open for further customizing if desired. The low-level (generic) portion of the ASP code for this application is compiled in a DLL file and this results in a big performance gain.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Search</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF </B></FONT><B>2.0</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Verdana" >also features a search navigation toolbar written in Javascript, and this code can be customized if desired. For example, if you decide to integrate with ePublishing, you can add a "Buy Now" button on the toolbar.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> The open design of this application gives you the ability to rapidly deploy searchable collections using standard interface models, and to extend these interfaces for your custom requirements.  You get a perfect fit every time, for every document collection.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="497" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 106 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="9c283640.jpg" border=0 width="131" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="349"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >The </FONT><B>Search</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF </B></FONT><B>2.0</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >product works with a copy of the dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine. SearchPDF is an advanced application that has been developed "on top of" the dtSearch engine.</FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.dtsearch.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dtsearch.com"><U><B>dtSearch Corp</B></U></A><B>.</B> has a decade of experience in text search and retrieval.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" > </FONT>Hundreds of commercial applications currently incorporate the dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine. Refer to the dtSearch case studies page <A HREF="http://www.dtsearch.com/casestudies.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dtsearch.com/casestudies.html"><U>here</U></A>.  Read the specific case study review of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Search</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT> (PDF WebSearch) integration with dtSearch <A HREF="http://www.dtsearch.com/CS_PDFWebsearch.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dtsearch.com/CS_PDFWebsearch."><U>here</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Search</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" > uses both the dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine and the dtSearch Indexer application. This dtSearch Indexer application allows you to generate a search-index for your document collection that is then opened and used by </FONT><B>Search</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF </B></FONT><B>2.0</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> The dtSearch Engine is written in C++ and is implemented as a DLL file, dten600.dll, and supporting library files.</div> <bR> <div> <B>SearchPDF Application Code</B></div> <div> The <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Search</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Verdana" ><B>PDF</B></FONT> application is implemented as a set of ASP scripts, with an integrated navigation toolbar written entirely in Javascript. The benefit of Javascript (as opposed to Java Applets) is that no special plugin or code download is required on the client computer.  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Search</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT> also features its own fast-performing recordset for management of search results.</div> <bR> <div> Much of the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Search</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT> ASP application code has been compiled (binarized) into a DLL file (searchpdf.dll) that is called by a set of 9 high level ASP configuration files. This greatly simplifies customization, as there is then far less customizable code to work with.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Search</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Building Block Diagram</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >:</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="423" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCFF99 HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>Search</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > configurable ASP application scripts, and Javascript</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCFFCC HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>Search</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > binarized, generic application scripts (searchpdf.dll)</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCFFFF HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="411"><div> dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine (dten600.dll)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="411"><div> Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="411"><div> Windows Operating System (NT, 2000, XP)</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Why Not Just use dtSearch Web?</B></div> <div> dtSearch Web is a component product offering of dtSearch Corp., that generates a sample web interface for dtSearch indexes. The dtSearch Engine includes source code to the sample web interface, allowing it to be customized or extended.</div> <bR> <div> As a sample or quick interface (because it can be generated), dtSearch Web is fine, but it is not a professional interface such as is offered by bigger (and much more expensive) search product vendors.  It is not intended to be.</div> <bR> <div> This is where <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Search</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT> steps in.  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Search</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT> not only provides a professional interface that can be customized, it also nearly doubles the features of dtSearch Engine, with features like search refinement, search results re-sorting, advanced date field management and metadata display. </div> <bR> <div> Significantly, the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Search</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT> design allows for almost the entire page (browser viewing area) to be used for document viewing, instead of "wasting" screen real-estate for the side-by-side display of search results. Similarly, instead of squeezing search results into a left-frame, it can be displayed in <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Search</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT> in a full-screen recordset.</div> <bR> <div> As a final consideration, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Search</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT> is the <B>ONLY</B> commercial search product to support the DjVu file format. You won't find this support in dtSearch Web or in other dtSearch products.</div> <bR> <div> <B>High-Level Customizing Interface</B></div> <div> We hide the complexity of a sophisticated web application, giving you high-level configuration ASP scripts with which to quickly customize your interface. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Looking ahead to SearchPDF 3.0</B></div> <div> In the planed upgrade to SearchPDF, we will be adding two new layers to make it easier to customize:</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Search</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT><B> 3.0</B><B> Building Block Diagram</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >:</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="423" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>Web-Browser-Based Application Adminstration Interface</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>XML Configuration File (web.config) for .NET Framework</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCFF99 HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>Search</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > configurable ASP application scripts, and Javascript</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCFFCC HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>Search</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > binarized, generic application scripts (searchpdf.dll)</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CCFFFF HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="411"><div> dtSearch Text Retrieval Engine (dten600.dll)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="411"><div> Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="411"><div> Windows Operating System (NT, 2000, XP)</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> With the upgrading of ASP script to ASP.NET files, we will also migrate all settings and variables to the web.config file, where they will be stored in XML format.  A set of web pages will provide the interface to update the XML-based web.config file, making it simple to modify and customize the interface.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Comparison of dtSearch Web and SearchPDF interfaces</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="9d0f0b80.gif" border=0 width="496" height="440" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>dtSearch Web Generated Search Interface (fixed)</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="9d1ec6c0.png" border=0 width="492" height="364" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Sample </B><B>Search</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT><B> Interface (including fields) (customized for each project)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="9d233ba0.gif" border=0 width="307" height="442" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>dtSearch Web Search Results Interface (left frame)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="9d80fb00.gif" border=0 width="527" height="432" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Search</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>PDF</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Verdana" ><B> Search Results Interface (full page) (project fields displayed)</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>