Document Stores

The file system and database document stores acquire and maintain documents through internal processes. The Web document stores are passive, and are managed by a Web robot.

File System document store - represents one or more collections of documents imported into Sybase Search from a local file system, including mapped network drives or mounted remote file systems. The file system document store accepts one or more directory roots (for example, D:\documents\office), the contents of which are indexed by Sybase Search.

Although documents from different file systems (for example, C:\docs\ and \\network-share\docs) can coexist in the same document store, internally, all documents found in all root directories of a file system document store are indexed together. This means they share the same data structures, and they are updated and removed together. Sybase Search analyzes directories and subdirectories. Files with valid MIME types are then indexed. You can customize the list of valid MIME types.
Database document store - represents a collection of documents imported into Sybase Search from one or more database tables. You can use a SQL query to import documents from database tables into Sybase Search.

All data conversions are handled internally, including files stored in binary format and links to files elsewhere on a system. Sybase Search can import data from any database for which you have a JDBC driver.
Passive document store - represents a collection of documents imported into Sybase Search by an external process such as a Web robot. The Web robot manages the download of Web content from the Internet and intranets. The Web content is sent to a passive document store, where the content is then indexed and made available for searching.

Web robots create and manage their own passive document store. The Web robot searches the specified Web sites and saves textual content of each page locally. However, it does not save the Web content such as images, JavaScript, and style sheets.