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<a name="kanchor244"></a>ISYSAsp:GetIndexMetadata Method
Returns metadata summary information for the specified indexes. You can use this method to help construct a navigation control that allows users to find their way around the data without searching.

Syntax
[VBScript]
function ISYSAsp.GetIndexMetadata(_
  string Indexes, _ 
  string Fields_ 
) as ISYSMetadataRefinement
[C#]
IISYSMetadataRefinement  ISYSAsp.GetIndexMetadata(
  string Indexes, 
  string Fields
);
[ColdFusion/Java]
IISYSMetadataRefinement  IISYSAsp.GetIndexMetadata(
  java.lang.String Indexes, 
  java.lang.String Fields
) throws ComException;
Parameters
IndexesA semicolon (;) delimitered list of index paths.
FieldsA semicolon delimitered (;) list of metadata fields to include in the summary. Pass an empty string to include all fields.

Examples
[VBScript]
Sub ShowRefinement(Item) Print Item.Name For I = 1 to Item.Count Print Space(4) & Item.Value(I).Name Next End Sub Set MetadataSummary = ISYSEngine.GetIndexMetadata("c:\isysindex", "") For Each Refinement in MetadataSummary ShowRefinement Refinement Next ' Sample Output ' Department ' HR ' Administration ' Marketing ' Support ' Author ' John Smith ' Fred Jones ' Company ' AMCE Inc ' Random Aerospace
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