> Can I use Verity to index the content on dynamic pages? What
> I mean is, if I put .cfm extension in my CFINDEX tag, will
> the cfm templates be processed by the coldfusion server
> before they're indexed?
Yes and no.
Yes, you can index dynamic content. No, if you simply specify .cfm files in
CFINDEX, you'll simply index the file content - your source code.
There are two ways you can index dynamic content. One is to use
TYPE="CUSTOM" in your CFINDEX tags, and feed them queries instead of
directories. This is very easy to do, but you'll typically have to write
some logic in your display code so that when a user selects an item from the
list of matches, the item is displayed appropriately.
The other way you can index dynamic content is to "spider" it. CF 5 provides
the Verity spider for this purpose. You can spider content on your site or
on other sites, with some limitations. Using the Verity spider is explained
within the CF 5 documentation.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
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