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Subject: RE: FLASH: MAYDAY!! Internal Search Engine Needed MAYDAY!!
From: patrickf
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 18:25:59 GMT

I signed up to test it out, and I'm having a real problem getting it to index .SWF files on
another site of mine. I'm probably doing something wrong!

Patrick


> ** Original Subject: RE: FLASH: MAYDAY!! Internal Search Engine Needed
MAYDAY!!
> ** Original Sender: "Phil Ward" <phil-watcrescent-graphics [dot] co [dot] uk>
> ** Original Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 13:07:18 -0500 (EST)

> ** Original Message follows...

>
> Have you tried www.atomz.com excellent service, I know that they also search
> for text within PDF files....maybe it would be capable of picking up the
> 'keywords'
> Plus it's free unless you want to take the logo off.
> Just a thought.
>
> Regards
>
> Phil Ward
> Crescent Graphics
>
> phil-watcrescent-graphics [dot] co [dot] uk
> www.crescent-graphics.co.uk
> New Media <> Internet <> Visuals
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----From: <patrickfatbestweb [dot] net>
> To: <flasheratchinwag [dot] com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 5:19 PM
> Subject: RE: FLASH: MAYDAY!! Internal Search Engine Needed MAYDAY!!
>
>
> > Ok. More information....
> > - It's a mix of Flash and HTML... in that there are 6 HTML pages /
> sections, each section
> > with it's own embedded .SWF file.
> > - I need to be able to search within each .SWF file for matches to input
> keywords.
> > - I need to have a search go from within one .SWF file and search all
> other .SWF files.
> > - I also tried to convince the client that Generator was necessary... no
> extra funds.
> > - The CLIENT is insisting that it be in Flash.
> >
> > Again, thanks for the help, and let me know if you need more information.
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> >
> > Initial Post:
> >
> > I have a wee bit of a perplexing problem. I'm at the beginning of
> building a rather extensive
> > Flash site for a medical technology client. There is a LOT of text,
> graphics, and misc. images
> > throughout the site. Well, AFTER I started construction, and AFTER we had
> discussed
> > features and functionality, they hit me with a bomb last night.... they
> want to be able to search
> > on the site for a specific key word (the classic text field with a "go"
> button). I initially
> > responded that this was beyond the scope of the project at which point
> they said that the
> > search button was a deal-breaker... include search capabilities or they
> take the early
> > termination clause in the contract (can you say "rent is due" and "car
> payment"?). So............
> >
> >
> >
> >
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