WWW::Search::AltaVista(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation WWW::Search::AltaVista(3)
NAME
WWW::Search::AltaVista - class for searching www.altavista.com
SYNOPSIS
require WWW::Search;
$search = new WWW::Search('AltaVista');
DESCRIPTION
This class is an AltaVista specialization of WWW::Search. It handles making and inter-
preting AltaVista searches http://www.altavista.com.
This class exports no public interface; all interaction should be done through WWW::Search
objects.
OPTIONS
The default is "any of these words" (OR of query terms).
aqa=all+of+these+words
Add the AND of these words to the query.
aqp=this+exact+phrase
Add "this exact phrase" to the query.
aqo=any+of+these+words
Add the OR of these words to the query. This is where the query is placed by
default.
aqn=none+of+these+words
Add NOT these words to the query.
aqb=(boolean+AND+expression)+NEAR+entry
Add a boolean expression to the query. Operators are AND, OR, AND NOT, and NEAR.
In the browser interface, the boolean expression can not be combined with any
other query types listed above. You should probably build the boolean expression
with parentheses and spaces and urlescape it.
aqs=these+words
Pages containing "these words" will be ranked highest.
kgs=[0,1]
To restrict the search to U.S. websites, set kgs=1. The default is world-wide,
kgs=0.
kls=[0,1]
To restrict the search to pages in English and Spanish, set kls=1. The default is
no language restrictions, kls=0.
filetype=[html,pdf]
To restrict the search to HTML pages only, set filetype=html. To restrict the
search to PDF pages only, set filetype=pdf. The default is no restriction on page
type, filetype=.
rc=dmn&swd=net+org+or.jp
To restrict the search to pages from certain domains, set rc=dmn and set swd to a
list of desired toplevel domains.
rc=url&lh=www.sandcrawler.com/SWB
To restrict the search to pages from a particular site, set rc=url and set lh to
the site name and path. Leave off the http:// from the site.
BUGS
Not all of the above options have been tested.
SEE ALSO
To make new back-ends, see WWW::Search, or the specialized AltaVista searches described in
options.
AUTHOR
"WWW::Search::AltaVista" was written by John Heidemann, <johnh AT isi.edu>.
"WWW::Search::AltaVista" is maintained by Martin Thurn, <mthurn AT cpan.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 1996-1998 University of Southern California. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted provided that the above
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acknowledge that the software was developed by the University of Southern California,
Information Sciences Institute. The name of the University may not be used to endorse or
promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUD-
ING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PAR-
TICULAR PURPOSE.
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