On Wed, May 03, 2006 at 07:42:02AM -0700, Ted Smith wrote:
> # Example for spidering
>     # Use the "spider.pl" program included with Swish-e
>     IndexDir spider.pl

I have not used windows is so long I'm not sure I can remember.  But,
does Windows know how to run spider.pl?  Or would you need to tell
Windows the IndexDir is perl.exe and the program parameters are
spider.pl?

> The first thing I realized is that spider.pl is actually called
> spider.pl.in by default. I had to rename it to spider.pl. I assume that
> is correct? Until I did that it just couldn't find the file at all.

No, that should not be correct.  the .in file is the template that is
modified upon installation with updated paths.


> 
> After renaming it, when I run the following command :
> 
> swish-e -S prog -c swishe.conf
> 
> I get the following error :
> 
> ------------------------------------
> Indexing Data Source: "External-Program"
> Indexing "spider.pl"
> External Program found: C:\Program Files\SWISH-E\lib\swish-e/spider.pl
> 'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.

I think you want to use forward slashes everywhere.  Or maybe double
backslashes.  I think forward slashes work for internal calls, but
not for anything that might pass through the "shell".

    IndexDir C:\\perl\\bin\\perl.exe

-- 
Bill Moseley
moseley@hank.org

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