i could be wrong but it seems this way has a performance hit? or i am missing something?
> field1:"new york"+field2:"new york"+field3:[* TO *] > > 2010/6/4 bluestar <sea...@butterflycluster.net> > >> hi there, >> >> say my search query is "new york", and i am searching field1 and field2 >> for it, how do i specify that i want to exlude docs where field3 doesnt >> exist? >> >> thanks >> >> >