Hi!
On Sep 10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Where can I find a description of the algorithm that mysql uses for
> weighting results from a full text search?
in the source myisam/ftdefs.h
> Is there a way to provide some user specified criteria to alter the
> weighting? (i.e. a callback mechanism)
No.
At least not yet. Could you provide a specification for this -
e.g. syntax example or something ?
> Is there a way to get back the weights assigned to each row
> returned?
Sure. That's what function MATCH is for. See the manual.
> Is there a way to make the search case sensitive?
No. At least not yet.
> Is there any restriction of the full text functionality to English or will
> it work with other languages that do not use the English alphabet
> as well?
It is not (yet) language-dependent. So, it will work for any language
as long as the correct charset it used (mysqld --default-character-set=xxx)
to get proper notion of "word character".
Regards,
Sergei
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