Who wants to build a Search Engine?

Who wants to help build a Search Engine.

Codeing of this search started in 1999.

It originally was just a plain text search. (.txt)

The flowchart to do the line wrap and match hi-lights
took 3 days. It worked like a charm. (see the links
to these charts below)

Step one complete. Search and display text results.

Next was the ability to search text and call up pictures.
If a match was found on a line and the following line had
the path to a picture, then that picture was displayed.

We scanned in and cataloged 5000+ family pictures and
had that as a test base.

Changes were made so the search could run as a screen
saver. Then with a random option, because sequential
becomes very very boring fast.

Then came VIDEO and Music. Being able to start and stop
anywhere in a video clip, slow motion and freeze frame
are the main features. I've had a mini dvd camcorder for
4 years now. Desktop Search makes computers and video fun.

The very early version (1999) of the search has way less
functionality but is valuable as a stripped down search.
(I'll supply copies of the early and most recent source.)

It wouldn't be difficult to make this app a net search, or
create Linux, Mac and C versions. Just 10,000 lines of Visual
Basic 5 with lots of comments and deactivated testing lines.
Instead of a picture it would be a URL that would be loaded.

It's very scalable. I currently run it as a background job.
A few thousand copies searching designated parts of the material,
should do the trick.

All my notes, emails and net clippings since 1999 amount to 75M
At 20,000,000 cps it takes just over 3 seconds. (4 year old laptop)

I have looked at some of the others. The more I looked the more
I loved this desktop search. The thing I like most is that all my
searches can be done in full text mode. With search, it is ALWAYS
the context one is looking for. I know the name "Joe Smith" when
I search. It is his phone# or a person I met with him that I am
interested in. Context context context. The other searches give
you gibberish from their index files, before you see the real data.

Another must have feature of any Desktop Search is notepad capabilities.
This one is very very fast and easy.

Before computer search, people had recipe books, phone books address books.
They kept notes short and to the point. When looking for something they had
to read the text. With computer search you can keep much much more detailed
notes and store it all, in one file if you like.

Keep every bit of printed matter that is worthwhile. It won't amount
to all that much. Mine's next to nothing at 75M. No need for indexing
desktop search; like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft.

Having all your photos, music and telephone videos readily available
and this software to play random selections can be entertaining. It's
quick to add search detail for these files or video segments. It can
flash through photos at 10 per second and faster. Sample your videos,
music, pictures and text in the same screen saver.

If another search is being used. Augment it's capabilities with this one.
There will be no conflicts.

This app can be relatively SECURE for text. In display mode the text can
not be cut or copied. (The extract capability would have to be disabled.)
Having the original file encrypted and the decrytion taking place on the fly
adds to security. Any system can be bypassed by taking pictures or video.

Other features are: Merge, Search and Replace, Selected photo or song
to copy, directory list, differences between 2 files and some lesser
functions that make searching useful.

This search is leading the pack in simplicity, expandability, usefulness
and speed. Gets the data up on the screen fast.

This software needs to be taken to the next level.
-Maybe develop it with a University.
-Maybe a medium to large company that wants to develop search.
-Maybe develop it using various forums: Java, VB, Unix, Mac, C etc...
-Maybe get some venture capital and 2 developers per project, then do it here.
-Maybe open-source.
-Maybe all of the above.

This should be a very interesting Search Engine project.

Next version will have:
Search for URL's and put the text into the clipboard. That way I would
just have to do a paste / insert into the browser. I will also change
the text search to default to case sensitive. A control element will
allow for over-ride. It will be a little quicker when search text doesn't
have to be switched to uppercase.

This is relatively simple code and does a lot right now.
With a nice interface and some fresh ideas, it can go a long way.

I can supply: Latest source code, Very early source code, Flowcharts,
Documentation and numerous examples.

This search is so fast it will make you laugh.

cheers and happy searching.

Flowcharts page 1 and 2 below:

http://www.telusplanet.net/public/stonedan/pict01.jpg

http://www.telusplanet.net/public/stonedan/pict02.jpg

Check the home page below for the EXE and more details:
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/stonedan/

 

I'm so confused by this post. The 7 words per line is a bit annoying too.

 

i think it's because of copy past

 

lol one of the longest post.

 

I'd like to think of myself as a relatively intelligent person but wow not only am I confused but my eyes are burning... No offense but you should tame down your thread its too much info and most wont read all that... List some features and comparisons to other similar app's and then those interested will most likely request your complete description... just my thoughts but...

 

Why not have a live demo of this search engine itself.

Everything other the user will understand by himself when he or she sees the demo.

 

It's not web, its desktop.

 

all i can say is... what the..

 

But it can be changed, easily.

Overall desktop search is more usefull than Web search for
the average Joe.

 

so...whats it called?

 

A demo is the best way to show how to use this search.

I use it constantly.

When I do a search and find something of interest.
I'll make a note in my notes.txt file like this:
search for: "search engine project"

Then I do a quick single line search for "search for:"
and see 30+ results a page. It's very quick.

As soon as they come in I move email to inmail.txt
and outmail.txt

I used this search on a previous job. 2000+ screen captures in 10
months. I was doing telephone billing conversions and there
were lots and lots of exceptions and detailed steps for each
project. Makes for some good documentation. I didn't have
to worry when the cut over date was put off. With my notes
anybody could have ran the conversion.

I validate video I burn on DVD. I set the program to play the
first 5 seconds from each clip. From experience 1 in 100 just
won't play. It is usually one clip that is the problem. Windows
has problems with these DVD's

I have videoed in legal papers and played them back in slow
motion. That's much quicker and easier than scanning.

I could go on and on.

 

Spectate Swamp

 

I still don't understand...

 

come on let's see a demo

 

There is an old demo at:
http://www.dropshots.com/jusjus

Large font scrolling text.
Auto-run on a CD with the backup information automatically
being displayed.

Random video selection, then random start point, play in slow motion
then freeze on final frame then the next one...

To see the most recent notes in my notes.txt file.
Start the program.
The first prompt has a list of 20 files (notes.txt is the default)
hit enter
The 2nd prompt is the option prompt.
enter y
The program reads to the end of the file, counting the lines
then read again, starting the display 1 screen from the end
of the file.

Hit enter enter enter and it closes out.

I can be in and see my last notes and close out the program
in under 3 seconds.

To add notes
prompt #1 the default is notes.txt
prompt #2 option prompt enter "e"
next enter line after line of text

hit enter enter enter and it closes out.

I cut and paste information from the net
at prompt #2 enter "z" to append the clipboard
to the end of file.

If you are going to have search you better have
a good notepad option. Otherwise what's to search.

 

Well,

If anyone is interested in a Partnership I have the perfect domain for a search engine.

www.OnlineSearch.Net

 

may i help you? PM me plz

 

Been taking a beating over at channel9 forums.

They finally closed the thread.

I have done a couple more recent videos.
See them at:
http://www.dropshots.com/spectateswamp

see the code that matches the two flowcharts at:
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/stonedan/code.txt

They hated the code to. But it works.

 

Dude, you're a nut case.

 

I like your way of thinking