We would like to be able to search uploaded pdf's for keywords from out public website.
I have sucessfully configured a vm for a proof-of-concept that is crawling and indexing our (scanned and OCR'd) pdf's! This was a pain, but it's working in a full 64-bit implementation, both with uploaded files (to SQL Server) and from a file share as my content sources.
What we would like to do is tap into the search functionality programmatically, submitting a keyword via an exposed class and recieve back either an xmlstream, generic list, or similar. Is this possible or at least is it possible to use a "search web part" in our ASP.NET site? We don't want to develop a full SharePoint site, but rather, just use the search results. Sorry I'm really a database guy, new to SharePoint and fairly inexperienced in web development.
Virtual Server config:
Windows 2003 Server R2 (64-bit),
MS Search Server 2008 Express (64-bit),
SQL Server 2008 (64-bit),
64-bit Adobe IFilter
Best Answer
Yes, you can use the SharePoint Search Web Service
Windows SharePoint Services Query Web Service