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Jim Gordon - MSFT
Supported Live Search File Types
The Live Search API includes a FileType property, enabling developers to select the type of file to return from a Web query or the type of listing to return from a PhoneBook query. Supported Web file types are:
• Microsoft® Word .DOC files
• Autodesk® .DWF™ files
• HTML files with the .HTM or .HTML extension
• Adobe® Acrobat® Portable Document Format .PDF files
• Microsoft® PowerPoint .PPT files
• Adobe® PostScript® .PS files
• Microsoft® Rich Text Format .RTF files
• Generic text files with the .TEXT or .TXT extension
• Microsoft® Excel .XLS files
Supported PhoneBook listing types include White Pages (Residential) listings, called by setting FileType to "WP", and Yellow Pages (Commercial) listings, called by setting FileType to "YP". For more information on the use of the FileType property, with examples, see the topic SourceRequest.FileType Property ( http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb251793.aspx ) in the Live Search API online documentation.

puneetspeed
Limits of site:operator

Hey All,

I am trying to use the site: to scope the results from the particular site domains using the Live Search API.

ex: searchRequest.Query  = "media reporting" (site:bbc.co.uk OR site: cnn.com);

I want to know is there any limits on the site: scope operator. As in max number of applicable scopes. I know that the first 10 words are used as keywords for the search.

Thanks,

Puneet.H

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ahager
phone number search
If i wanted to find the phone number of a person, would I send in the name and at least the state the person resides in with a type of phonebook and I would be able to get the results?
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