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Subject:search utility for html files/website From:Bill Hartzer <BHartzer -at- cha-systems -dot- com> To:"'Techwr-l'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 8 Feb 2000 10:32:09 -0600
Kathi Jan Knill wrote:
>
> Does anyone know of any batch script or utility that will
> search for words, etc. through multiple HTML files automatically?
The best utility I found is also FREE!
Try ht://dig, which can be found at http://www.htdig.org/.
It's pretty easy to install, and you can run it anytime you update your
files.
It use it for providing search services on our company's website at http://www.cha-systems.com/. See our website for a full working copy of the
application.
Regards,
Bill Hartzer
Technical Writer/webmaster
CHA Systems, Inc.
2711 LBJ Freeway
Suite 172
Dallas, TX 75234
phone: 972-892-7566
email: bhartzer -at- cha-systems -dot- com