>> OK, first question is why are you searching on two different values? Is that intentional? <<
yes - our users have to be able to locate a part or model number (that may or may not have periods in that number) even if they do NOT enter the number with the embedded periods. example: actual part number in our database is BP2.1UAA however the user needs to be able to search on BP21UAA and find that part. there are business reason why a user may see something different in the field then is actually in the database. does this make sense? >> If I'm reading your problem right, you should be able to get/not get any response just by toggling whether the period is in the search URL, right? << yes - simply put - the user MUST get a hit on the above mentioned part if they enter BP21UAA or BP2.1UAA. >> But assuming that's not the problem, there's something you're not telling us. In particular, why is this parsing as "MultiPhraseQuer"? << sorry - i did not know i was doing this or how it happened - it was not intentional and i did not notice this until your posting. i am not sure of the implications related to this or what it means to have something as a MultiPhraseQuery. >> Are you putting quotes in somehow, either through the URL or by something in your solrconfig.xml? << i did not use quotes in the url - i cut and pasted the urls for my tests in the message thread. i do not see quotes as part of the url in my previous post. what would i be looking for in the solrconfig.xml file that would force the MultiPhraseQuery? it seems that this is the crux of the issue - but i am not sure how to determine what is manifesting the quotes? as previously stated - the quotes are not being entered via the url - they are pasted (in this message thread) exactly as i pulled them from the browser. thank you, mark -- View this message in context: http://lucene.472066.n3.nabble.com/struggling-with-solr-WordDelimiterFilterFactory-and-periods-or-dots-tp3724822p3730070.html Sent from the Solr - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.