Location Definition File Schema Reference
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In Microsoft Search Server 2008, the federated search location configuration details are specified in a location definition (.fld) file. The Location Definition File Schema extends the OpenSearch description document specification.
Syntax
<OpenSearchDescription
xmlns=http://a9.com/~/spec/opensearch/1.1/
xmlns:ldf=”https://schemas.microsoft.com/Search/2007/location”>
<ShortName>string</ShortName>
<Description>string</Description>
<Language>LCID</Language>
<Url type=”application/sharepoint+xml” template={searchTerms}”/>
<ldf:InternalName>string</ldf:InternalName>
<ldf:LocationType>type</ldf:LocationType>
<ldf:Version>version number</ldf:Version>
<ldf:IsPrefixPattern>true|false</ldf:IsPrefixPattern>
<ldf:Trigger>string</ldf:Trigger>
<ldf:ConnectionUrlTemplate>url</ldf:ConnectionUrlTemplate>
<ldf:MoreLinkTemplate>url</ldf:MoreLinkTemplate>
<ldf:CreationDate>date</ldf:CreationDate>
<ldf:LastModifiedDate>date</ldf:LastModifiedDate>
<ldf:IsRestricted>true|false</ldf:IsRestricted>
<ldf:AllowedSiteCollectionGuids>string</ldf:AllowedSiteCollectionGuids>
<ldf:Visualization name="string">
<Xsl>...</Xsl>
<Properties>...</Properties>
<SampleData>string</SampleData>
</ldf:Visualization>
</OpenSearchDescription>
Elements
Following are the elements in the Location Definition File Schema.
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