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.