1. In your application, set references to the following DLLs:

   • Microsoft.SharePoint.dll

   • Microsoft.Office.Server.dll

   • Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.dll

2. In your console application's class file, add the following using statements near the top of the code with the other namespace directives.

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   using Microsoft.SharePoint;
   using Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration;
   

3. To retrieve the Content object for the SSP's search context, add the following code. For more information about ways to retrieve the search context, see How to: Return the Search Context for the Search Service Provider.

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   /*
   Replace <SiteName> with the name of a site using the SSP
   */
   string strURL = "http://<SiteName>";
   SearchContext context;
   using (SPSite site = new SPSite(strURL))
   {
       Context = SearchContext.GetContext(site);
   }
   Content sspContent = new Content(context);
   

4. Retrieve the collection of content sources by using the following code.

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   ContentSourceCollection sspContentSources = sspContent.ContentSources;
   

5. To loop through the content sources and display the name and ID for each content source, add the following code.

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   foreach (ContentSource cs in sspContentSources)
   {
      Console.WriteLine("NAME: " + cs.Name + "  ID: " + cs.Id);
   }  
   

Following is the complete code for the console application class sample.

Prerequisites

Project References

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;

namespace ContentSourcesSample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
          /*
           Replace <SiteName> with the name of a site using the SSP
          */
            string strURL = "http://<SiteName>";
            SearchContext context;
            using (SPSite site = new SPSite(strURL))
            {
                context = SearchContext.GetContext(site);
            }
            Content sspContent = new Content(context);
            ContentSourceCollection sspContentSources = sspContent.ContentSources;

            foreach (ContentSource cs in sspContentSources)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("NAME: " + cs.Name + "  ID: " + cs.Id);
            }
        }
    }
}