Query Builder

Query Builder (FirstStop WebSearch™ Business and Visual only)
This exciting feature gives you the ability to conduct an advanced searches without any knowledge of Boolean operators or complex database language. The FirstStop Query Builder lets the user use a simple Wizard to fill in the search criteria. As the user enters the information, the FirstStop Query Builder dynamically builds the query with all the proper syntax. The user can actually watch the query being built and changed as the search criteria is entered and modified.

"Query" tab:

Query builder window. Query tab

This tab is intended for entering a search query:

The "Custom Query" edit box shows the string representation of the current query (editable in the "Simple Search" mode only).

A line of search mode radio buttons indicates the current search mode. You can switch to another mode at any time.

In the "All Words" edit box, enter the words that must be contained in the results.
In the "Any Word" edit box, enter the words at least one of which must be contained in the results.
In the "Phrase" edit box, enter a sequence of words that must be contained in the results.
In the "Exclude Words" edit box, enter the words that must not be contained in the results.

Note: If the query condition is not supported by the current search mode, the corresponding edit box will be disabled.

"Results" tab:

FirstStop WebSearch™ users have complete control over the number of results that are returned by a search engine, as well as the total number of results returned overall.

Maximum results per engine - Adjust arrow to the number of desired results per engine (default is set to 30)
Maximum results per search - Adjust arrow to the number of desired results per search (default is set to 500)

"Tasks" tab:

FirstStop WebSearch™ Business and Visual editions allow you to perform several tasks in one step.

Tasks to perform:
Search - check to perform a search
Verify results - check to verify results
Remove unreachable documents - check to remove unreachable results

"Pre-Filter" tab:

Here you can specify words and phrases that you want or you don't want to see in the particular results columns.

Choose the column in the "Filter column:" drop-down list.
Then right click on either "Include" or "Exclude" lists to Add/Edit/Delete the corresponding filters.

See also:

Custom Search
Verifying results
Removing unreachable documents