Is there a way of using Windows Indexer information in Java?

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I want to make a crawler-like program that searches a file system and indexes the files [It will have a later use, But that's the main thing i focus on now].

I wonder if there's a way of using the Windows Indexer [Which already have some kind of index] to my use instead of running through the files which can take quite a long time?

Thanks.

Here is a way via COM+ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/779793/query-windows-search-from-java with example — Alex Chernyshev, Apr 01 '15 at 19:23
Thanks. But it's only 'half' a solution. As its only a query - not the actual index. The actual index can save me full file / folders 'branches'. — StationaryTraveller, Apr 02 '15 at 11:44

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 06 '15 at 10:30

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This might help...

I know its a link to another page... But not having enough reputaion so that i can comment, hence, giving it in answers area..

Done using Lucene

Hope it might help you...

answered Apr 06 '15 at 10:30

CoderNeji

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It's same as above, Only a partial-solution. Since it's only a query. And querying each file i find through the crawler is just slightly faster than actually scanning the file. The main purpose of using the indexer is saving the crawler some 'scanning branches'. Thanks though. – StationaryTraveller Apr 08 '15 at 07:42

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 08 '15 at 08:15

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According to https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee805985(v=vs.85).aspx the windows indexing service is no longer supported and encourages anyone interested in carrying out client side search to use the Windows Search SDK https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa965362(v=vs.85).aspx

answered Apr 08 '15 at 08:15

Bishaka Samuel

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Please post related sections here in case web page is changed / removed. – tchrikch Apr 08 '15 at 08:20
Thanks for the note @tchrikch and will do so in another answer.. since this is more of a by-the-way than anything really helpful – Bishaka Samuel Apr 16 '15 at 12:46

Is there a way of using Windows Indexer information in Java?

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