> From: Sunil Zanjad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >Indexes left in an inconsistent state on crash (i don't > > remember who > > I believe that even I have reported it. This happens on > abrupt exit of the JVM > To do this I had one thread updating a directory containing > many .txt files and > I simply exited the program. Later when I ran the search, > it didnt give me the desired output.
>>That's actually the correct behavior. If indexing is not completed, with a >>call to IndexWriter.close(), then the index should appear unchanged. >>Doug But what happens to those files which I have indexed successfully earlier? The search wouldnt retrieve results of the previous indexed files. Is this state correct? Please do clarify on this. Regards, Sunil Zanjad