Search Errors
Whenver searching doesn't work, you should at least get a page saying that "Searching is Temporarily Disabled." If you are not seeing that page, then search.exe is never getting invoked and you need to configure your web server properly so that "/cgi-bin/search.exe" is available.
At the lower right of the "Searching is Temporarily Disabled" screen is an error code.
Code | Error | Explanation / Fix |
0x0 | No Memory Avialble | Free up memory |
0x1 | StrangeSearch not running | StrangeSearch is not running or the shared memory could not be accessed. If StrangeSearch is running, and you are using IIS, please consult the installation instructions. |
0x2 | Searching is Disabled | Searching has been disabled at the console. To re-enable, press the "Enable Searching" on the StrangeSearch app. |
0x3 | Search Monitor Unavailable | Shutdown StrangeSearch. Delete (if the file exists) "data\SearchMonitor.dat". If necessary, reboot. Relaunch StrangeSearch. |
0x5 | Couldn't open Name DB | The name databases were unaccessible. Delete "data\search\*.*" and run Maintenance. |
0x7 | Couldn't open Dir DB | The dir databases were unaccessible. Delete "data\search\*.*" and run Maintenance. |
0x8 | Search Result Template Unavailable | The file "data\SearchTemplate.html" could not be loaded. Make sure it exists. |