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I use Server Side includes with my apache web server and now want to use
the same in my webinator search page and the result page. Is there any
way i can do that?
-Saurabh


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Web servers don't generally do server side includes on the output
from CGI programs. You can get similar behavior by using the Vortex
<spew> or <read> and <send> functions. See the Vortex manual:
http://www.thunderstone.com/vortexman/


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At 11:32 AM 6/23/98 -0400, you wrote:

Is there any way to make changes to the appearance of the search and
results page WITHOUT buying another Thunderstone product. I'm interesting
in paying for a version of Webinator, but not if I have to pay for another
product before I can utilize the things I'm paying for Webinator to do
(like changing the search page).

Every answer I've seen on this list simply tells people to buy something
else from Thunderstone. Is this right?


Aaron Aufderheide
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PromoNet Technologies, Inc. (614) 487-1976
aaron@promonet.com




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Quite the contrary. I'm not sure how you got that idea. The above
suggestions indicate things that can be done with the FREE Webinator
which is available on our site ( http://www.thunderstone.com/webinator/ ).

The search interface is written entirely in the vortex web scripting
language, which is a part of the free Webinator package. It allows you
to do exactly what you're asking for, customize the the search
interface and results pages. See some examples of customized search
scripts here: http://www.thunderstone.com/webinator/example/
There is nothing extra to buy to customize the interface.


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The only instances under which we recommend the purchase of another
Thunderstone product is either when the scope of the license agreement is
exceeded or the task being performed is beyond normal web-site indexing.

Using Texis Web Script (aka Vortex) is inherent to the Webinator.
The engineer's suggestion that you use <read> and <spew> does not require
additional purchases. Perhaps you should read the manual before you flame us.


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