To return all in an explicit search, you can use <WILDCARD>* You can also just make your type dynamic, and if the search term is *, switch to a simple search.
On 8/19/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, although my last problems were figured out, I'm having another issue > now. > > My understanding from the docs is that a 'simple' type search has implicit > STEM and MANY operators added to it. So, if I'm doing a simple search and I > just put in * as my criteria, I get back ALL records in the index. That > works just fine. > > Now, I have an explicit cfsearch, but I want the 'text' part of my search to > function just like the simple part....i.e., if I put in * I want to get all > records that match that criteria... > > <cfsearch ... type="explicit" criteria="<MANY><STEM>#UCase(form.criteria)#"> > > With this CFSEARCH tag, If I type in an actual word in my search form, and it > is contained in the index and at least one of my equations is true, it > returns it properly. BUT, if I just type in a *, or even a partial word and > * like mik* or cat* it returns ZERO results. If I can get it to return > results with an actual word, but not with a *, that doesn't make any sense. > > Any thoughts or ideas? What am I missing? > > Thanks, > > Dave > ****************************************************************************************** > The information contained in this message, including attachments, may contain > privileged or confidential information that is intended to be delivered only > to the > person identified above. If you are not the intended recipient, or the person > responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, ALLTEL > requests > that you immediately notify the sender and asks that you do not read the > message or its > attachments, and that you delete them without copying or sending them to > anyone else. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:215803 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
