According to From Laura: > I am having a hard time understanding how HTDIG handles quoted search > strings. My specific question is whether quotes indicate a next-to or > ordered relationship. For instance, for my specific boolean query: > > #A (usval86 or usval34 or usval150) and "tablespace usage" > Result: Returns pages as expected with the phrase "tablespace usage". > > So to further test quote behavior I issued the boolean query: > > #B (usval86 or usval34 or usval150) and "usage name tablespace" > Result: No matches. (Note that each page in #A had the term "name" in it). > > So, I decide that the quotes indicate order. But the following tests > surprised me. This ALL query: > > #C "Unable Extend Objects to" > Result: Returned a page with these terms ordered this way: > "Objects Unable to Extend Notes" > > However, this query: > #D "Extend to Unable Objects" > Result: No matches. > > Am I correct to assume that there are some complicated algorithms behind the > scenes and there is not a black and white behavior for quotes? I was unable > to find any recent documentation. > > Note I am using version 3.2.0b3. > > Also a big thank you to the developers who created this product. I am sure > it requires a lot of your time. We all love it!
Glad you like it. There are LOTS of bugs in 3.2.0b3, including some with the query parser and phrase support! I'd recommend upgrading to the latest snapshot of 3.2.0b4, from http://www.htdig.org/files/snapshots/, and then see if you still get odd behaviour. One thing I do know is that words smaller than minimum_word_length or words in bad_words are not considered significant in your phrase, and therefore not needed for a match. -- Gilles R. Detillieux E-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spinal Cord Research Centre WWW: http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/ Dept. Physiology, U. of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3E 3J7 (Canada) ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ htdig-general mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with a subject of unsubscribe FAQ: http://htdig.sourceforge.net/FAQ.html
