Querying a Site Without Language Resources

Index Server ships with several languages, with which you can install on your site during setup. For a list of these languages, see the Index Server Web page. For instructions about setting up Index Server and choosing the languages you want to install, see Setting Up Index Server.

If a site does not have a particular language resource installed, then Index Server sends you results in the format for the locale set for the system. But if you query the same site and specify the CiLocale for the document, the results are returned with the Neutral CiLocale setting.

For example, suppose a site in the United States has some documents in Russian. The site has a CiLocale value of US, for American English. If you query that site for all documents in Russian and you specify the CiLocale value as RU, Index Server displays the documents in Russian. If you sent your query without specifying CiLocale, Index Server borrows the system CiLocale (US), and you would not be able to read the results. For more information about multilanguage issues, see the Web site for Inso Corporation.


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