questions on query format

2011-10-23 Thread Memory Makers
Hi, I've spent quite some time reading up on the query format and can't seem to solve this problem: 1. If send solr the following query: q={!lucene}profile_description:* I get what I would expect. 2. If send solr the following query: q=*:* I get nothing just: Would appreciate some

Re: questions on query format

2011-10-24 Thread Memory Makers
Thanks, ?q.alt=*:* worked for me -- how do I make sure that the standard query parser is configured. Thanks. MM. On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 2:47 AM, Ahmet Arslan wrote: > > 2. If send solr the following query: > > q=*:* > > > > I get nothing just: > > > name="response" numFound="0" star

Is there a good web front end application / interface for solr

2011-10-24 Thread Memory Makers
Greetings guys, Is there a good front end application / interface for solr? Features I'm looking for are: configure query interface (using non programatic features) configure pagination configure bookmarking of results export results of a query to a csv or other format (JSON, etc.) Is

Re: Is there a good web front end application / interface for solr

2011-10-25 Thread Memory Makers
r like this is determined by the > programming language and frameworks used. Blacklight is "opinionated" (as > any other concrete implementation would be) in this regard. If it fits your > tastes, it's a great technology to use. > >Erik > > > On Oct 24,

Re: Is there a good web front end application / interface for solr

2011-10-25 Thread Memory Makers
gt; > With only a few minutes (given the prerequisites already installed) to give > it a try, might as well give it a go :) The Blacklight community is very > helpful too, so ask on their e-mail list for assistance, or tap into the > #blacklight IRC channel. > >Erik > >

Re: Is there a good web front end application / interface for solr

2011-10-25 Thread Memory Makers
Well https://github.com/evolvingweb/ajax-solr is fairly decent for that -- haven't used it in a while but that is a minimalist client -- however I find it hard to customize. MM. On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Fred Zimmerman wrote: > what about something that's a bit less discovery-oriented? fo

Points to processing hastags

2011-10-25 Thread Memory Makers
Greetings, I am trying to index hashtags from twitter -- so they are tokens that start with a # symbol and can have any number of alpha numeric characters. Examples: 1. #jane 2. #Jane 3. #Jane! At a high level I'd like to be able to: 1. differentiate between say #jane and #jane! 2. differentiate

Re: Is SQL Like operator feature available in Apache Solr query

2011-11-01 Thread Memory Makers
Eric, NGrams could you elaborate on that ? -- haven't seen that before. Thanks. On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Erick Erickson wrote: > NGrams are often used in Solr for this case, but they will also add to > your index size. > > It might be worthwhile to look closely at your user requirements

simple persistance layer on top of Solr

2011-11-01 Thread Memory Makers
Greetings guys, I have been thinking of using Solr as a simple database due to it's blinding speed -- actually I've used that approach in some projects with decent success. Any thoughts on that? Thanks, MM.

Re: simple persistance layer on top of Solr

2011-11-01 Thread Memory Makers
wrote: > Other than "it isn't a database"? > > If you want a key/value store, use one of those. If you want a full DB > with transactions, use one of those. > > wunder > > On Nov 1, 2011, at 8:47 AM, Memory Makers wrote: > > > Greetings guys, &

Re: simple persistance layer on top of Solr

2011-11-01 Thread Memory Makers
y a delete > followed by an insert of a new document with the same primary key). There > are performance considerations here as well (how to do bulk updates > quickly, etc.). > > Bob > > > On Nov 1, 2011, at 11:47 AM, Memory Makers wrote: > > > Greetings guys, > &g

performance - dynamic fields versus static fields

2011-11-03 Thread Memory Makers
Hi, Is there a handy resource on the: a. performance of: dynamic fields versus static fields b. other pros-cons? Thanks.