Robert, >====================================== > >We are having problems making Verity search like the documentation says. > >Using CFSERACH with type=simple (and case-insensitive), we find the >following: > >- searching for the phrase, american painting, returns all records with >either american or painting >- searching for american AND painting returns only records with both >- searching for "american painting" (with quotes) returns no rows > >According to the documentation, the first case should have returned only >rows with the phrase "american painting" in it. I have confirmed that there >are 4 records in the collection that have that phrase, so it should be >returning something. > >======================================
What is the exact <cfsearch /> tag syntax you're using? I do think that a simple unquoted string is treated more like a <near> search, rather than an exact quote. So if the words are in close proximity, they will also find matches. The docs also state that the default behavior of the "simple" search type includes the <stem> and <many> operators: http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/7/htmldocs/00001324.htm#wp1212738 <quote> Stemming in simple queries By default, Verity interprets words in a simple query as if you entered the STEM operator (and MANY modifier). The STEM operator searches for words that derive from a common stem. For example, a search for instructional returns files that contain instruct, instructs, instructions, and so on. </quote> This is why the simple search for american painting (without the quotes) pulls back derivatives of the word "american" and "painting". <quote> The STEM operator works on words, not word fragments. A search for "instrument" returns documents containing "instrument," "instruments," "instrumental," and "instrumentation," whereas a search for "instru" does not. (A wildcard search for instru* returns documents with these words, and also those with instruct, instructional, and so on.) Note: The MANY modifier presents the files returned in the search as a list based on a relevancy score. A file with more occurrences of the search word has a higher score than a file with fewer occurrences. As a result, the search engine ranks files according to word density as it searches for the word that you specify, as well as words that have the same stem. For more information on the MANY modifier, see Modifiers. </quote> -Dan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:254233 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
