I've implemented the zero boost solution and it seems to be doing what I want. Thanks to everyone who had suggestions.
-----Original Message----- From: Chris Hostetter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 11:45 AM To: java-user@lucene.apache.org Subject: Re: de-boosting fields : Isn't it also true that using Field.Index.NO_NORMS when creating the field will : remove it from the scoring formula? I thought I read that somewhere, but now : can't find where. queries on fields with NO_NORMS will still contribute to the score, but the field *length* and/or field bosts won't contribute to the score. -Hoss --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]