How to use Windows Search Service instead of the old indexing service to index files?

Question

In the past I had the indexing service installed on a Windows Server 2003 and used it to index files for my website. I did this by executing an OleDbCommand with a query and a connection string.

How do I accomplish the same thing with the new "Windows Search Service" (Windows Server 2008) by using VB.NET? Does this work the same way so that I only need to change the Provider name which has been "MSIDXS.1" up to now? Case true, what is the new Provider name?

Thanks in advance! :)

Answer 1

I found some decent (thought typically fun to read /sarcasm) MSDN information here: MSDN Windows Search API. You also may try the SDK out, it seems to have some samples and whatnot included on how to code for WinSearch 3 Windows Search SDK