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cfsearch

Description

Searches one or more Verity collections.

A collection must be created and indexed before this tag can return search results.

A collection can be created in these ways:

• With the cfcollection tag

• In the ColdFusion MX Administrator

• Using a native Verity indexing tool, such as Vspider or MKVDK. For more information on

Vspider and MKVDK, see Chapter 8, “Introducing Verity and Verity Tools” in Configuring

and Administering ColdFusion MX.

If you use a native Verity tool to create a collection, it must be registered. A collection can be

registered with ColdFusion in the following ways:

• With the cfcollection tag

• In the ColdFusion MX Administrator

A collection can be indexed in the following ways:

• In ColdFusion, with the cfindex tag

• In the ColdFusion MX Administrator, which calls the cfindex tag

• Using a native Verity indexing tool, such as Vspider or MKVDK

For more information, see Chapter 24, “Building a Search Interface” in ColdFusion MX

Developer’s Guide.