Webinator

You can usually just write the JavaScript inline like HTML code, since Vortex version 4 and later doesn't require

Yes. Just supply all of the starting URLs to as Base URLs. Or use one of the options: URL file or URL URL. You can also index multiple sites into separate search collections, by creating multiple profiles.

You can use the Visited field from the HTML table. If the web-server returned the modified date it will be stored here, otherwise the time the page was crawled will be stored.

When asked for your CGI directory during installation, you need to provide the correct directory for your web server—not just any directory called cgi-bin. Check your web server's configuration to find the right location. In IIS, this is often c:\inetpub\scripts. On Windows, you may have something called urlscan enabled, which is blocking access to files with .exe extensions.

If both machines are running the same operating system on the same type of CPU—i.e., the platform printed in parentheses by Texis-version is identical— then yes. If not, then probably no. Databases are typically not compatible across platforms. After uploading, you should remove the SYSLOCKS file if it exists.

Webinator will stay under the directory of the base URL(s) you provide. You may also use exclusions to prevent walking of specific sections.