Managing the Index
Windows Search enables you to manage the Windows Search index with three main components: Search Manager, Catalog Manager, and Crawl Scope Manager.
This section is organized as follows:
- Interfaces for Managing the Index
- Using the Search Manager
- Using the Catalog Manager
- Using the Crawl Scope Manager
Additional Resources
- For community-supported question and discussion message boards on Search technologies, see MSDN Forum: Windows Desktop Search Development.
- To download the Search SDK Code Samples:
- For Windows 7: Windows Search Samples on Code Gallery
- For Windows Vista: Windows Search SDK Samples
- To download the Windows SDK:
- For Windows 7: Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework
- For Windows Vista: Windows SDK for Windows Vista and .NET Framework
Related topics
- Windows Search Development Guide
- Querying the Index Programmatically
- Extending the Index
- Extending Language Resources
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Build date: 10/27/2012
