Read up of setting-up these kind searches here - http://www.lucidimagination.com/blog/2009/09/08/auto-suggest-from-popular-queries-using-edgengrams/
Cheers Avlesh On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 7:43 AM, Bernadette Houghton < bernadette.hough...@deakin.edu.au> wrote: > We need to offer "begins with" type searches, e.g. a search for "surname, > f" will retrieve "surname, firstname", "surname, f", "surname fm" etc. > > Ideally, the user would be able to enter something like "surname f*". > > However, wildcards don't work on phrase searches, nor do range searches. > > Any suggestions as to how best to search for "begins with" phrases; or, how > to best configure solr to support such searches? > > TIA > Bernadette Houghton, Library Business Applications Developer > Deakin University Geelong Victoria 3217 Australia. > Phone: 03 5227 8230 International: +61 3 5227 8230 > Fax: 03 5227 8000 International: +61 3 5227 8000 > MSN: bern_hough...@hotmail.com > Email: bernadette.hough...@deakin.edu.au<mailto: > bernadette.hough...@deakin.edu.au> > Website: http://www.deakin.edu.au > <http://www.deakin.edu.au/>Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code 00113B > (Vic) > > Important Notice: The contents of this email are intended solely for the > named addressee and are confidential; any unauthorised use, reproduction or > storage of the contents is expressly prohibited. If you have received this > email in error, please delete it and any attachments immediately and advise > the sender by return email or telephone. > Deakin University does not warrant that this email and any attachments are > error or virus free > >