---
name: "WWW::Search::SFgate"
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::SFgate"
---

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

class for searching SFgate/Wais search engine

## NAME

WWW::Search::SFgate - class for searching SFgate/Wais search engine

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

This class is a SFgate specialization of WWW::Search.  It queries and interprets searches based on SFgate, which is available at *http://ls6-www.informatik.uni-dortmund.de/SFgate/welcome.html*

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

This object rewrites URLs to use the preformatted, verbose output format of SFgate.  This allows it to get the 'score' and 'size' information easily.  The url portions it rewrites are 'verbose=1'  and 'listenv=pre'.

## OPTIONS

This search supports standard WWW::Search arguments\

- search\_url

  The SFgate URL to search.  This usually looks like *http://somehost/cgi-bin/SFgate*\

- search\_args

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

## SEE ALSO

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

## AUTHOR

`"WWW::Search::SFgate"` is written by Paul Lindner, \<lindner@itu.int\>

## BUGS

Things not supported: `$result`-\>*raw()*

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 1997,98 by the United Nations Administrative Committee  on Coordination (ACC)

All rights reserved.