How to Customize Your Search Using SharePoint Portal Server 2003

How to Customize Your Search Using SharePoint Portal Server 2003
How to Customize Your Search Using SharePoint Portal Server 2003
Patrick Tisseghem
U2U

October 2004

Applies to:
Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Summary: Explore three ways to incorporate Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server Search (service) into custom Web pages, SharePoint Web Parts, Microsoft Windows applications, and other smart-client front-end applications such as those in the Microsoft Office 2003 Editions. (18 printed pages)

Contents
Introduction
The Search Web Part Page Revisited
Communicating with the SharePoint Portal Server Search Service
Searching SharePoint Portal Server Content Using the Object Model and Web Parts
Search Web Parts on ASP.NET Pages
Working with the Query Service Web Service
Consuming the Query Service Web Service from the Office Research Task Pane
Conclusion
Additional Resources
About the Author