Haven't we seen this before? It's the old multi-database search?

Actually that old template attempts to create one single full text index for multiple databases. I never had much luck with it, don't know many people that have used it successfully. I think it's because FT Index gets extremely cumbersome when it gets too big. Catch 22.

What I'm suggesting is a Notes Client UI ability. Where the search bar knows to search two databases if Archiving is enabled (ie it gets Archive database path from the database properties).

The result would be two horizontal panes showing search results from current database and the archive. Heck, this might be possible just with design elements?

Thanks for the clarification. I think it does come back to the issue of multiple database searches, which there are some third party tools that try to meet this need, but as you suggest, this should be intrinsic to the product.

Yea that's right Dave. I think if one takes a step back he can see a bit too much engineer perspective and not enough real-world perspective in what we have currently.

Betty User wants to "FIND EVERYTHING THAT HAS 'SHEEP' IN IT", cos she's sure she sent a sheep joke to someone a year ago and she wants to send it to someone else.

WTF does betty care about archiving policies etc. Just find it.

Fair enough?

Hi,
This widget sd doing it:

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Tamir