In addition to web services, search connectors can be used to search local index scopes created by protocol handlers. Search connectors are Search Connector Description files (*.searchConnector-ms) that specify how to connect to, send queries to, and receive results from the location. With Windows 7, users can install search connectors for locations, like web services, so that they search those locations directly from Windows Explorer. Search connectors connect users with data stored in web services or remote storage locations.
What Are the Major Parts of the Schema?.What Is the Search Connector Description Schema?.How Do Search Connector Description Files Work?.This topic includes the following sections: For more information about libraries and the Library Description schema, see Library Description Schema. This topic describes the schema as it relates to federated search connectors. The schema specifies the structure and requirements for Search Connector Description files (*.searchConnector-ms) and for searchConnectorDescriptionType elements of the Shell Library Description (*.library-ms) files. Introduces the Search Connector Description schema that is used by Windows Explorer libraries and federated search providers.
