Using Search Parameters

Using the QuickFinder™ parameters listed below, you can manually enter recognized search parameters in your Web browser's Address field to modify a search or to create a search from scratch without using the QuickFinder form.

Search parameters must be used exactly as they are shown in the table, including case, spacing, and the use of the equal sign (=).

Parameter	Explanation
country	Syntax: country=country code Example: country=TW Lets you specify your country using the two-character, uppercase country value derived from ISO 3166. Ask your QuickFinder Server administrator which languages are supported.
filefilter	Syntax: filefilter=searchcriteria Example: filefilter=www.digitalair.com Lets you limit search results by domain, path, file extension, or filename.
lang	Syntax: lang=language code Example: lang=ja Lets you specify your preferred language using the two-character, lowercase language value derived from ISO 639. Ask your QuickFinder Server administrator which languages are supported.
numhits	Syntax: numhits=number Example: numhits=25 Indicates the number of hits you want returned at one time in the search results page.
retencoding	Syntax: retencoding=content_type Example: retencoding=iso-8859-1 Lets you specify the character set encoding to be applied to all results paged returned when using this parameter.
sortbydate	Syntax: sortbydate=true_false Example: sortbydate=true If set to True, the relevance of documents is ignored and all fields are sorted by date. If False, results are sorted by relevance.
starthit	Syntax: starthit=number Example: starthit=35 Indicates the hit number you want QuickFinder to begin searching from. For example, if you enter 35 as the starthit parameter value, QuickFinder will return your hits beginning with hit number 35.