FAQ Tag: search

If we execute a search containing a colon it doesn’t look like any connectors run, and we get zero results returned.Is the UI not designed to work with colon?

The “:” character is a keyword in Muse syntax, used to search on the simple search formfor a complex query (example: to search on both author and title on the simple search form : “:CREATOR john AND :TITLE design”). Note that words that contain a “:” character can be searched if the text is in…

Under what circumstances does Muse produce an “Unsupported Query” error?

Here are some details about the query remapping mechanism in Muse: if a search on one or more search attributes is performed on a Muse Source Package, the ICE Search module analyses the Source Package CPB (capabilities) file and all the search attributes included in query which are not present in the CPB file are…

We are trying to integrate the federated search engine into our site by adding a html form.Everything seems ok only that the search does not start.

The reason why the search is not automatically starting when using the following search form: <form name=”logonForm” action=”http://www.museserver.com/muse/servlet/MusePeer” target=”_blank” method=”get” onsubmit=”return beforeSubmit()”> <input type=”text” name=”query” size=”30″ value=””/> <input type=”submit” name=”submit” value=”Search”/> <input type=”hidden” name=”action” value=”logon” /> <input type=”hidden” name=”userID” value=”applicationid” /> <input type=”hidden” name=”userPwd” value=”applicationpassword” /> <input type=”hidden” name=”languageCode” value=”” /> <input type=”hidden” name=”templateFile” value=”/passThrough.html”…

What indices (indexes) can Muse search on?

Muse maintains a set of internally recognized index labels or attributes for use in queries. These are recognized within the Muse Query Syntax by the parser on input and stored internally. When a search statement is translated for a particular Source, the internal forms are translated (using a Source-specific Translator) into the actual indices the…

Why I am geting “The page cannot be diplayed”error from time to time in Muse applications?

This a known/intermittent behavior of some old browsers, like Internet Explorer 6. By default, Muse HTTP Server closes client sockets as soon as it finishes sending out the response, in order to recycle sockets as soon as possible. However, there are some problems with certain browsers (like IE6) that send data after the socket was…

Under what circumstances does Muse produce an “Unsupprted Query” error?

Here are some details about the query remapping mechanism in Muse: if a search on one or more search attributes is performed on a Muse Source Package, the ICE Search module analyses the Source Package CPB (capabilities) file and all the search attributes included in query which are not present in the CPB file are…

We are trying to integrate the federated search engine into our site by adding a html form. Everything seems ok only that the search does not start.

The reason why the search is not automatically starting when using the following search form: <form name=”logonForm” action=”http://www.museserver.com/muse/servlet/MusePeer” target=”_blank” method=”get” onsubmit=”return beforeSubmit()”> <input type=”text” name=”query” size=”30″ value=””/> <input type=”submit” name=”submit” value=”Search”/> <input type=”hidden” name=”action” value=”logon” /> <input type=”hidden” name=”userID” value=”applicationid” /> <input type=”hidden” name=”userPwd” value=”applicationpassword” /> <input type=”hidden” name=”languageCode” value=”” /> <input type=”hidden” name=”templateFile” value=”/passThrough.html”…

What indices (indexes) can Muse search on?

Muse maintains a set of internally recognized index labels or attributes for use in queries. These are recognized within the Muse Query Syntax by the parser on input and stored internally. When a search statement is translated for a particular Source, the internal forms are translated (using a Source-specific Translator) into the actual indices the…

When I test/search many Sources at a time some fail, but when searched individually they work.

If all Sources work within a Muse application individually but some fail when they are searched together, this is an indication that the target site(s) and/or your Internet connection might be slow or under stress conditions. First check the following: – Is the Internet connection slow? Check independently (outside of Muse) to see if the…