search engine

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Re: search engine by edan (Curate) on Oct 21, 2004 at 15:32 UTC
Tip: Do a little work yourself, then ask a more focused question when you run into a hands-on problem you have trouble solving. Having said that, I can offer the following general tips: `use CGI;` `use DBI;` use mod_perl use a templating system such as HTML::Template or Template::Toolkit -- edan	[reply]
Re: search engine by jZed (Prior) on Oct 21, 2004 at 15:34 UTC
Your question is too broad and vague to answer. Perhaps you should tell us what you want to accomplish and what options you've tried.	[reply]
Re: search engine by raptnor2 (Beadle) on Oct 21, 2004 at 23:42 UTC
Like everyone else, I'm not sure what you have in mind. The following article is from perl.com, and talks specifically about writing Vector Search Engine in Perl. http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2003/02/19/engine.html Cheers, John	[reply]
Re^2: search engine by another_new_user (Initiate) on Oct 22, 2004 at 22:43 UTC
Cheers all, sorry for the vagueness, first time I'm using perl and struggling a little. I've looked into this vector space thing before and thats the way I'm heading. Sure I'll be back soon. Cheers.	[reply]
Re: search engine by Anonymous Monk on Oct 21, 2004 at 18:43 UTC
You will need CGI only if you want to display the results on the web. If you just need to serch the database, you are be fine wtih DBI	[reply]