What you need is a document management system not a relational database. Take a look on the net at some of the features of document management systems and I think you will find them to your likely.
-Matt > -----Original Message----- > From: Parker, Kevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 9:30 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Unstructured info > > Both - the ideal situation is the whole think in a database with a single > search interface. > > > ********** > > Kevin Parker > Web Services Manager > WorkCover Corporation > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.workcover.com > > p: 08 82332548 > f: 08 82332000 > m: 0418 806 166 > > ********** > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, 29 May 2002 1:43 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Unstructured info > > > I am confused as to what you are trying to do exactly. Are you trying to > build an index of content in order to search it? Or are you trying > organize sections of content together into a web of links for navigation > purposes. Or both? > > -Matt > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Parker, Kevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 8:20 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Unstructured info > > > > Currently it runs using HTML and ASP but I'm looking for alternatives > > because this is not producing the best results in my view. I hadn't > > thought > > of Verity (that's why this list and the people on it are so great) and > I > > don't know if it can provide a solution - maybe someone on the slit > can > > help > > here. TA!!!! > > > > > > ********** > > > > Kevin Parker > > Web Services Manager > > WorkCover Corporation > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.workcover.com > > > > p: 08 82332548 > > f: 08 82332000 > > m: 0418 806 166 > > > > ********** > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Timothy Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, 29 May 2002 12:42 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Unstructured info > > > > > > Is it running on CF? Isn't this what verity does? I am not sure, I > have > > never used it, but I think you use it for making indexes of sites just > > like > > this, I believe that it can even index the db and any document (wprd, > > txt,pdf) that you have. Check out the studio docs on verity indexes. > > > > Hope it helps. > > > > Tim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Parker, Kevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 11:10 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Unstructured info > > > > > > If you go to areas like this > > http://claimassist.workcover.com/TheLaw/thelaw.htm and start drilling > down > > you'll see you get some interesting results that are unpalatable for a > web > > site such as long menus and pages with further menus in them. It gives > the > > impression of being structured because it sits inside a structured > site > > but > > I suppose a better word to use night have also been "variable length". > > > > http://claimassist.workcover.com/TheLaw/reg241of1999.htm > > http://claimassist.workcover.com/TheLaw/appendix.htm > > > > Pages like this http://claimassist.workcover.com/TheLaw/5a8ca04.htm > > probably > > do lend themselves to being in a database but I don't want to spawn > lots > > of > > little tables etc within the database. > > > > The site has a search > > http://claimassist.workcover.com/Search/SearchFrameset.htm but > sections > > that > > are in SQL also have a search > > http://claimassist.workcover.com/Precis_List/precis_list.htm and there > is > > another section on the way like this so yet another search interface > is > > created. With the whole thing in a database I figure I can reduce it > one > > search interface. > > > > > > > > ********** > > > > Kevin Parker > > Web Services Manager > > WorkCover Corporation > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.workcover.com > > > > p: 08 82332548 > > f: 08 82332000 > > m: 0418 806 166 > > > > ********** > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul Giesenhagen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, 29 May 2002 12:26 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: Unstructured info > > > > > > Not sure if I can help, but if you give us some more information about > > your > > unstructured data, some of us may have a few helpful hints. Just give > us > > some details. > > > > Paul Giesenhagen > > QuillDesign > > > > > > > > > Doe anyone know if CF has been used to manage unstructured > information. > > > > > > The problem/challenge. > > > > > > http://claimassist.workcover.com - about two thirds is structured > and > > sits > > > in a SQL server database. The rest is not and the result is "ugly" > and > > > difficult to manage and update etc. I'm considering some options but > > > wondered if CF presented any. I want the whole thing in a database > > ideally. > > > > > > > > > ********** > > > > > > Kevin Parker > > > Web Services Manager > > > WorkCover Corporation > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > www.workcover.com > > > > > > p: 08 82332548 > > > f: 08 82332000 > > > m: 0418 806 166 > > > > > > ********** > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************************ > > > This e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee only. It may > > > contain information that is protected by legislated confidentiality > > > and/or is legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient > you > > > are prohibited from disseminating, distributing or copying this > e-mail. > > > > > > Any opinion expressed in this e-mail may not necessarily be that of > the > > > WorkCover Corporation of South Australia. Although precautions have > > > been taken, the sender cannot warrant that this e-mail or any files > > > transmitted with it are free of viruses or any other defect. > > > > > > If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender > > > immediately by return e-mail and destroy the original e-mail and any > > > copies. > > > > ************************************************************************ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
