1. Yes it is safe to search while optimizing and adding documents to an index.
2. NO you can not add documents to an index while it is optimized. You can only have one instance of IndexWriter working on an index HTH Aviran http://www.aviransplace.com http://shaveh.co.il -----Original Message----- From: Joe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:10 AM To: java-user@lucene.apache.org Subject: addding/searching documents during optimize Hi, I am not sure, so i need ur opinion to these 2 questions: Is it save to search an index while its beeing optimized by another java process? Is it save to add documents to an index while its beeing optimized by another java process? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]