Wwv_searchdb API in 10g release2

Question

Anyone have wwv_searchdb api working in Portal 10g release2? I written a plsql call to wwv_searchdb.search but nothing is returned.
I need to make it work as none of the search portlets fit the bill. I only want to search for a simple string for now. Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Donald.
Here's the code:
CREATE OR REPLACE procedure testsearch
(p_search_string in varchar2
) is
l_searchid number ;
l_result wwv_searchdb.g_search_arr ;
l_count wwsbr_type.array ;
l_search_parsed varchar2 (32767) ;
l_page_groups wwsbr_site_array ;
l_logid number ;
l_resulttype varchar2 (32767);
l_perspectives wwsrc_att_value_set ;
begin
wwctx_api.set_context
(p_user_name => 'portal'
,p_password => 'xxx'
,p_company => null
wwctx_api_private.set_context
(p_user_name => 'portal'
,p_password => 'xxx'
,p_update_flat => false
l_page_groups := wwsbr_site_array (60, 61, 81) ;
l_perspectives :=
wwsrc_att_value_set.new_attribute_set
(p_ids_array => wwsrc_id_value_varray ()
,p_operator => wwsbr_search_constants.match_any
,p_ids_checkbox => wwsbr_search_constants.false_option
wwv_searchdb.search
(p_mainoperator => wwsbr_search_constants.contains_all
,p_mainsearch => p_search_string
,p_return_type => wwsbr_search_constants.items
,p_page_groups => l_page_groups
,p_perspectives => l_perspectives
,p_language => 'frc'
,p_action => wwsbr_search_constants.new_search
,p_direction => null
,p_type => wwsbr_search_constants.simple
,p_firsthit => 1
,p_lasthit => 100
,p_rows => 5000
,o_results => l_result
,o_count => l_count
,o_searchid => l_searchid
,o_searchstring => l_search_parsed
,o_logid => l_logid
,o_resulttype => l_resulttype
dbms_output.put_line ('Number of hits: ' || to_char (l_result.count)) ;
dbms_output.put_line ('l_searchout: ' || l_search_parsed) ;
dbms_output.put_line ('l_resulttype: ' || l_resulttype) ;
dbms_output.put_line ('l_logid: ' || to_char (l_logid)) ;
end;

Answer 1

Is wwv_searchdb part of the API? I can't see it in
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/ias/portal/html/plsqldoc/pldoc1014/summary.html
Have you tried using wwsrc_api.page_search?
(For the p_mainoperator parameter you will need to use the constants in wwsbr_search_constants as the constants MATCH_ANY, MATCH_ALL in wwsrc_api are incorrect.)
Also, user wwv_context.sync; to synchronize the Text tables if the portal content has changed significantly.
Chris