How to check if web page is listed in Google Directory ?

[Blooo]

Hi!

I'm trying to find a way to check if web pages are listed in Google Directory. Searching by hand in http://directory.google.com/ is not an option. The solution has to be implementable(in java). I was thinking of using Google API but Directory Category results are always empty(am i doing something wrong). Is there any other way to do this?

I would be very grateful for any help!

Bye

[B-Double-U]

The google directory (as far as I have ever seen) is only a mirror of the content on DMOZ. It might be easier for you to check the open directory and see if your results match.

Any particular reason that you are doing this? :D

[Blooo]

I need this data for my college degree on which am i working right now.

I know that Google Directory and DMOZ are basically the same thing. But i'm guessing that is not the simplest thing to extract the data you need from those files(ODP data files that are downloadable from DMOZ), since DMOZ isn't offering any tools for that. I'll try to find some tool for that on the web(any suggestions?).

[Chris Boggs]

simply enter the URL without the htpp:// and the www into the search box at dmoz.org, and you should know "yes or no."

[Blooo]

As is said i would like to check that from a program that i'm writing.

[JohnW]

If what you want to do is write a program to search the G directory and scrape the info, that is a violation of their TOS.

[Chris Boggs]

eggzactly...I never said you had to do it by hand, but if you don't buy an API or 10, watchout.