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Solution for indexing browser cache history Sean McLeod 07-15-2005
Posted by Sean McLeod on July 15, 2005, 11:02 pm
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Hi

A number of people have asked about getting MSN Desktop Search to index
their browser history. I wrote a small application to enable this and have
been using it for the last 3 months.

Take a look at the following article for a more detailed description on how
it works and to download the binary and/or source code.

http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/MSNDesktopSearchWebCache.asp

Cheers




Posted by Sean McLeod on July 19, 2005, 1:25 pm
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The article's URL has changed after being edited by the CodeProject editors.

http://www.codeproject.com/internet/MSNDesktopSearchWebCache.asp
Cheers

> Hi
>
> A number of people have asked about getting MSN Desktop Search to index
> their browser history. I wrote a small application to enable this and have
> been using it for the last 3 months.
>
> Take a look at the following article for a more detailed description on
> how it works and to download the binary and/or source code.
>
> http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/MSNDesktopSearchWebCache.asp
>
> Cheers
>




Posted by ck on July 19, 2005, 8:09 am
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? Ya' know, I am pretty sure that I am not stupid but I am left feeling that
way.

Ok, so what do I do with the binary? Run it? Nothing seems to happen. I
tried setting up a WebCache folder (thinking you expect it) but still
nothing.

I hate to be a pain, but you really need a section called: 'How to get this
working...'

If you are finished and don't want to do that, I understand but it sounds so
perfect for what I want. Please hold my hand. I read all the posts and the
web page but am at a loss for what I need to do.

Sorry-ck

"Sean McLeod" wrote:

> The article's URL has changed after being edited by the CodeProject editors.
>
> http://www.codeproject.com/internet/MSNDesktopSearchWebCache.asp
> Cheers
>
> > Hi
> >
> > A number of people have asked about getting MSN Desktop Search to index
> > their browser history. I wrote a small application to enable this and have
> > been using it for the last 3 months.
> >
> > Take a look at the following article for a more detailed description on
> > how it works and to download the binary and/or source code.
> >
> > http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/MSNDesktopSearchWebCache.asp
> >
> > Cheers
> >
>
>
>


Posted by ck on July 19, 2005, 3:33 pm
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Thanks-I looked at some of the code and figured out the parameters but was
basically just being lazy by clicking on the file and wondering what was
happening. :(

I actually progressed to the point of finding some web pages I looked at
previously and was happy enough with the results to uninstall google desktop
search. Cool!

-ck

"ck" wrote:

> ? Ya' know, I am pretty sure that I am not stupid but I am left feeling that
> way.
>
> Ok, so what do I do with the binary? Run it? Nothing seems to happen. I
> tried setting up a WebCache folder (thinking you expect it) but still
> nothing.
>
> I hate to be a pain, but you really need a section called: 'How to get this
> working...'
>
> If you are finished and don't want to do that, I understand but it sounds so
> perfect for what I want. Please hold my hand. I read all the posts and the
> web page but am at a loss for what I need to do.
>
> Sorry-ck
>
> "Sean McLeod" wrote:
>
> > The article's URL has changed after being edited by the CodeProject editors.
> >
> > http://www.codeproject.com/internet/MSNDesktopSearchWebCache.asp
> > Cheers
> >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > A number of people have asked about getting MSN Desktop Search to index
> > > their browser history. I wrote a small application to enable this and have
> > > been using it for the last 3 months.
> > >
> > > Take a look at the following article for a more detailed description on
> > > how it works and to download the binary and/or source code.
> > >
> > > http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/MSNDesktopSearchWebCache.asp
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> >
> >
> >


Posted by Sean McLeod on July 19, 2005, 9:56 pm
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Hi

If you run it in a command window without any arguments the program will
print it's usage details.

BrowserCacheCopy.exe cache-directory [-all]
-all - Copy all cache entries, otherwise only entries viewed since last run
are
copied.

What I've done is create a scheduled task which runs the following command
once an hour.

"C:\Program Files\Tools\BrowserCacheDump.exe" "c:\documents and
settings\Sean\My Documents\WebCache"

Shout if you need anymore help getting it setup.

Cheers


>? Ya' know, I am pretty sure that I am not stupid but I am left feeling
>that
> way.
>
> Ok, so what do I do with the binary? Run it? Nothing seems to happen. I
> tried setting up a WebCache folder (thinking you expect it) but still
> nothing.
>
> I hate to be a pain, but you really need a section called: 'How to get
> this
> working...'
>
> If you are finished and don't want to do that, I understand but it sounds
> so
> perfect for what I want. Please hold my hand. I read all the posts and the
> web page but am at a loss for what I need to do.
>
> Sorry-ck
>
> "Sean McLeod" wrote:
>
>> The article's URL has changed after being edited by the CodeProject
>> editors.
>>
>> http://www.codeproject.com/internet/MSNDesktopSearchWebCache.asp
>> Cheers
>>
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > A number of people have asked about getting MSN Desktop Search to index
>> > their browser history. I wrote a small application to enable this and
>> > have
>> > been using it for the last 3 months.
>> >
>> > Take a look at the following article for a more detailed description on
>> > how it works and to download the binary and/or source code.
>> >
>> > http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/MSNDesktopSearchWebCache.asp
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> >
>>
>>
>>




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