On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Mark Ferguson <mark.a.fergu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It seems that the problem is related to the defType parameter. When I
> specify defType=, it uses the correct request handler. It seems that it is
> using the correct request handler, but it is defaulting to defType=dismax,
> even though I have not specified that parameter in the standard request
> handler configuration.

defType only controls the default type of the main query (not the
whole handler).
Try defType=lucene

-Yonik

> On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Mark Ferguson 
> <mark.a.fergu...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> In my solrconfig.xml file there are two request handlers configured: one
>> uses defType=dismax, and the other doesn't. However, it seems that when the
>> dismax request handler is set as my default, I have no way of using the
>> standard request handler . Here is the relevant part of my solrconfig.xml:
>>
>> <requestHandler name="standard" class="solr.SearchHandler">
>>     <!-- default values for query parameters -->
>>      <lst name="defaults">
>>        <str name="echoParams">explicit</str>
>>      </lst>
>>   </requestHandler>
>>
>>   <requestHandler name="dismax" class="solr.SearchHandler" default="true">
>>     <lst name="defaults">
>>      <str name="defType">dismax</str>
>>      <str name="echoParams">explicit</str>
>>     </lst>
>>   </requestHandler>
>>
>>
>> When I run a query with the parameters qt=standard&debugQuery=true, I can
>> see that it is still using the DismaxQueryParser. There doesn't seem to be
>> any way to use the standard request handler.
>>
>> On the other hand, when I set the standard request handler as my default,
>> the behaviour is equally strange. When I specify no qt parameter at all, it
>> uses the standard request handler as it should. However, when I enter either
>> qt=standard or qt=dismax, it uses the dismax request handler!
>>
>> So it appears that the only way I can choose the request handler I want is
>> to make the standard request handler my default, then specify no qt
>> parameter if I want to use it. Has anyone else tried this?
>>
>> Mark
>>
>

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