Erik, Is there any benefit to set the boost during indexing rather than set it during query?
I usually set it when doing a query because you can change that boost values easily without having to re-index. Thanks, ANson -----Original Message----- From: Erik Hatcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 12:52 AM To: Lucene Users List Subject: Re: Weighting database fields On Jul 21, 2004, at 10:09 AM, Anson Lau wrote: > Apply boost factor to fields when you do a lucene search. Or... set the boost on the Field during indexing. Erik > > Anson > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Patterson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 12:07 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Weighting database fields > > Hi, > > What is the best way to get Lucene to assign weightings to certain > fields > from a database? For example, the 'name' field should be weighted > higher > than the 'description' field. > > Thanks, > > John. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
