Hit Highlighting

When you query a document with Microsoft Index Server, the hit-highlighting feature shows you the exact portions of the document that satisfies your query (if any). The hit-highlighting feature generates an HTML page containing a list of the hits, with those words making up the hit emphasized (by default, displayed in red and italics). Each hit is displayed together with some of the text that surrounds it in the document. Also, for each document in which a hit is found, you are given a link to the full text of that document.

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Webhits.dll: Describes the difference between the new Webhits.dll and the previous Webhits.exe.
Hit-Highlighting Syntax: Tells how to start the hit-highlighting application.
Formatting Considerations: Gives details about the placement of Webhits parameters.
Adding a Hit-Highlighting Link to a Results Page: Tells how to modify Query.htx file to add a link to Webhits in an existing page.
Hit-Highlighting Examples: Shows an example of how to set up hit highlighting in queries and gives examples of acceptable path names.

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Hit-highlighting errors; see Hit-Highlighting Errors .