SID-00281: Search does not work on Windows

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	4.3.0	Perl version:	ActivePerl v5.8.4
Category:	CategorySearch	Server OS:	WinXP Prof	Last update:	16 years ago

Hi all together!

I have downloaded the newest TWiki Version 4.3.0, unzipped it, run the rewriteshebang.pl-script, and executed the configure script as attached in the fileattachment-area.

My problem is: I can't search anything. Every result I get is "0", I recognized it when I wondered why the "Recent Changes" were not listed. Server and Client are the same computer (without any virtual systems like "VMware"): Microsoft Windows XP Professional as OS and IE 7.0 as browser.

I already searched a little bit and found the order to check the "egrep" and "fgrep" settings in the configure-script, but I cannot find them there.

Kind regards,

Mark

-- MarkStephan - 2009-04-24

Discussion and Answer

Addition:

The topic search works: If I search for "Web" for example, I get all topics that name starts with "Web".

Search for "Web" in topics --> OK

Search for "Web" in topics and text --> All topics beginning with "Web" are listed

Search for "Web" in text only --> 0 results

Greeting, have a nice weekend!

-- MarkStephan - 2009-04-24

Addition:

The following codeline produces "0" results (copied from WebChanges):

%_SEARCH{"^." web="Support" type="regex" nosearch="on" noheader="on" order="modified" limit="50" reverse="on"}%

If you replace it with THIS line, the "Recent changes"-search works at least:

%_SEARCH{"^." web="Support" scope="topic" regex="on" nosearch="on" order="modified" limit="50" reverse="on"}%

Is it possible that the Search-Algorithm was changed basically with the release of the Version 4.3.0 and some components have not been adapted yet?

Note: Forget the "_" in the commands, I had to put them before the SEARCH because they are replaced if I don't do this...does anyone have a better possibility to prevent the TWiki from replacing?

-- MarkStephan - 2009-04-24

You need to install the Gnu grep tools and configure TWiki to point to them. See TWiki04x02WindowsInstallationGuide.

FYI, there is NoNeedForCryptic title, free form title is OK for support questions.

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-04-24

Hi!

With a click on "I've read all documentation" in the configure-script (like written in the recommended page - thanks!), I was able to have a look at the grep and rcs boxes. They were pointing to "/bin/grep", so I changed them to my existing cygwin- bin-directory "D:/cygwin/bin" and it worked! I did not mention that I have installed it because I did not know that it could be important because I use ActivePerl for my TWiki - sorry! Although, I did not dare to activate the expert mode because I'm new to TWiki and definitely no expert.

Thank you very much!

-- MarkStephan - 2009-04-27

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