Introduction to JObjects QuestAgent
QuestAgent is a Java-based full text search toolkit. QuestAgent can be added
to HTML pages and used to search content on CD-ROM and web sites. QuestAgent’s
main features include:
- Full text indexing of HTML and TXT files. In addition, professional version
of QuestAgent supports HTML Meta tags and XML data files.
- Search by one or more index fields
- Word highlighting in found documents.
- Search applets that perform the search queries and return search results
("hits").
- The QuestManager application helps you manage indexing and deployment of
indexes and other files.
- Automated deployment of five different applet layouts:
- A large applet that fills the HTML page
- A medium applet that can be used with other content such as an instruction
frame
- An applet that displays in a separate document window and is launched
from a Launch button
- An applet that allows search by any of defined data fields.
- A JavaScript enabled applet, allowing script processing of queries and
search results
- Simple customization of low level applet parameters, such as text, colors,
layout, font, error messages, and search results.
- Generation of multiple indexes, allowing searches to be made through subsets
of information.
QuestAgent provides automation techniques for generating indexes and applet
layouts.
About Java and Applets
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Java Programming
Required?
NO. You do not have to write Java
code or understand much about Java to make QuestAgent work. You do need
to have an understanding of using Java applets in HTML pages.
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Java is a programming language that can be used to develop software applications
that can run on any Java-support software platform, such as Windows, Macintosh,
and Unix. In addition, Java can be used to develop "applets," modules of code
that run from within an HTML page. The applet works in any browser that supports
Java, such as Netscape version 3 browsers and higher and Microsoft Internet
Explorer version 3 and higher.