The class was added in 2007 and hasn't changed. I don't know if anyone uses it.
Presumably sort-by-function will use it. On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 5:59 AM, Jan Høydahl / Cominvent <jan....@cominvent.com> wrote: > With the new sort by function in 1.5 > (http://wiki.apache.org/solr/FunctionQuery#Sort_By_Function), will it now be > possible to include the ExternalFileField value in the sort formula? If so, > we could sort on last bid price or last bid time without updating the > document itself. > > However, to display the result with the fresh values, we need to go to DB, or > is there someone working on the possibility to return ExternalFileField > values for result view? > > -- > Jan Høydahl - search architect > Cominvent AS - www.cominvent.com > > On 4. feb. 2010, at 06.25, Lance Norskog wrote: > >> Oops, forgot to add the link: >> >> http://www.lucidimagination.com/search/document/CDRG_ch04_4.4.4 >> >> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Andy <angelf...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> How do I set up and use this external file? >>> >>> Can I still use such a field in fq or boost? >>> >>> Can you point me to the right documentation? Thanks >>> >>> --- On Wed, 2/3/10, Lance Norskog <goks...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> From: Lance Norskog <goks...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: Re: Solr usage with Auctions/Classifieds? >>> To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org >>> Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 10:03 PM >>> >>> This field type allows you to have an external file that gives a float >>> value for a field. You can only use functions on it. >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 7:05 AM, Jan Høydahl / Cominvent >>> <jan....@cominvent.com> wrote: >>>> A follow-up on the auction use case. >>>> >>>> How do you handle the need for frequent updates of only one field, such as >>>> the last bid field (needed for sort on price, facets or range)? >>>> For high traffic sites, the document update rate becomes very high if you >>>> re-send the whole document every time the bid price changes. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jan Høydahl - search architect >>>> Cominvent AS - www.cominvent.com >>>> >>>> On 10. des. 2009, at 19.52, Grant Ingersoll wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 8, 2009, at 6:37 PM, regany wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> hello! >>>>>> >>>>>> just wondering if anyone is using Solr as their search for an auction / >>>>>> classified site, and if so how have you managed your setup in general? >>>>>> ie. >>>>>> searching against listings that may have expired etc. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I know several companies using Solr for classifieds/auctions. Some >>>>> remove the old listings while others leave them in and filter them or >>>>> even allow users to see old stuff (but often for reasons other than users >>>>> finding them, i.e. SEO). For those that remove, it's typically a batch >>>>> operation that takes place at night. >>>>> >>>>> -------------------------- >>>>> Grant Ingersoll >>>>> http://www.lucidimagination.com/ >>>>> >>>>> Search the Lucene ecosystem (Lucene/Solr/Nutch/Mahout/Tika/Droids) using >>>>> Solr/Lucene: >>>>> http://www.lucidimagination.com/search >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Lance Norskog >>> goks...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Lance Norskog >> goks...@gmail.com > > -- Lance Norskog goks...@gmail.com
