Sometimes when working with the Search Core Results web part within SharePoint it may be useful to see all of the XML that is being returned to the XSL stylesheet.
It is possible to see the raw XML by replacing the XSL stylesheet with the following XSL (be sure to back-up the existing stylesheet first, if it has been modified):
<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?><xsl:stylesheet version=”1.0″ xmlns:xsl=”http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform”><xsl:output method=”xml” version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″ indent=”yes”/><xsl:template match=”/”><xmp><xsl:copy-of select=”*”/></xmp></xsl:template></xsl:stylesheet>
This can be modified by editing the Search Core Results web part properties. The XSL Editor is listed under the Display Properties heading.
Search Core Results web part screen shot
These MSDN links may be useful for further information:
How to: View Search Results XML Data
How to: Change the Properties Returned in the Core Search Results
