Erik, Leo, Daniel,
just a short note to thank you for your help in the above.
I realise I have alot of work ahead of myself but am keen to continue with
Lucene as I have been impressed with what I have got working.
best regards,
Colin.
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From: "Erik Hatcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Lucene Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: IndexHTML example on Jakarta Site
> On Jan 2, 2004, at 11:49 AM, Colin McGuigan wrote:
> > 1. How do you specify which directory is to be searched
> > ( I assumed it was the current directory ie tomcat\webapps but when I
> > put in
> > more searchable content nothing comes up in the search
> > I have also tried typing java
> > org.apache.lucene.demo.IndexHTML -create -index{content}.. where
> > content is
> > the directory with the content but this still doesnt work)
>
> Quite sadly, the demo application that ships with Lucene is inadequate
> for a nice sales pitch or starter demo to lure folks in. It is my plan
> (eventually - more later than sooner at this point, but you can
> definitely count on it from me) to enhance the demo application to be
> quite nice and easy to use.
>
> > 2. What is the easiest way to specify fields (such as title, etc) to be
> > searched?
> > (i.e. what file needs changed to allow me to search for specific
> > fields)
>
> The source code to HTMLDocument shows what fields are indexed. To
> search on a specific field, use the syntax you see here:
> <http://jakarta.apache.org/lucene/docs/queryparsersyntax.html>
>
> > 3. Is there a very simple step by step guide for someone new on how to
> > use
> > lucene.
> > (I have looked at Jakartas site but still do not the answers to the
> > above)
>
> There are articles available on the resources page:
> <http://jakarta.apache.org/lucene/docs/resources.html>, and a new one
> of mine that isn't listed there (yet) at
> <http://today.java.net/pub/a/today/2003/11/07/QueryParserRules.html>
>
> My recommendation is for you to do your own experimenting and not try
> to tinker with the demo application. What you need to know to use
> Lucene effectively is actually quite simple and you can glean all of
> that from the articles in a cleaner way than the demo app.
>
> Erik
>
>
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