Querying Windows file indexing service using C#

Question

Is it possible to query file indexing service using C#? Does file indexing service expose a database? If so what is the scheme of this database?

Answer 1

The thing is now called 'Windows Search'. Current version is 4.0. A special SDK exists and documentation is readily available in MSDN

So the answer is positive: yes, it it possible. Here's the page with more info.