---
name: "WWW::Search::MSIndexServer"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwww-search-perl"
version: "2.24-3"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/WWW::Search::MSIndexServer"
---

# WWW::Search::MSIndexServer(3pm)

class for searching MSIndexServer search engine

## NAME

WWW::Search::MSIndexServer - class for searching MSIndexServer search engine

## SYNOPSIS

```
    require WWW::Search;
    $search = new WWW::Search('MSIndexServer');
```

## DESCRIPTION

This class is a MSIndexServer specialization of WWW::Search.  It queries and interprets searches based on MSIndexServer, which is available at *http://www.microsoft.com/*

This class exports no public interface; all interaction should be done through WWW::Search objects.

## OPTIONS

This search supports standard WWW::Search arguments\

- search\_url

  The MSIndexServer URL to search.  This usually looks like *http://somehost/scripts/queryhit.idq*\

- search\_args

  The arguments used for the search engine, separate them by &.\

- search\_method

  POST or GET\

- search\_debug

  Turn debugging on or off\

- search\_how

  Possible values match\_any, match\_all, match\_phrase

## SEE ALSO

To make new back-ends, see the WWW::Search manpage,

## AUTHOR

`"WWW::Search::MSIndexServer"` is written by Paul Lindner, \<lindner@itu.int\>, Nicholas Sapirie \<sapirie@unicc.org\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 1998 by the United Nations Administrative Committee  on Coordination (ACC)

All rights reserved.