I get the id's to delete from a query in indexsearcher. I think I am going trunk, hope it wont cause a lot of pain.
best. -C.B. On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 2:30 AM, Michael McCandless < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's risky. > > How would you get the IDs to know which ones to delete? A separate reader > running on the side? > > The problem is, as IndexWriter merges segments, the IDs shift. Any reader > you have already open won't see this shift (until you reopen it), so you > could end up deleting the wrong IDs. > > Mike > > > Cam Bazz wrote: > > hello, >> >> what would happen if I modified the class IndexWriter, and made the delete >> by id method public? >> >> I have two fields in my documents and I got to be able to delete by those >> two fields, (by query in other words) and I do not wish to go trunk >> version. >> >> I am getting quite desperate, and if not found a solution I will have to >> make my documents with 3 fields, a, b and a + b so I can delete by a and >> b. >> >> Best. >> >> could there be a side effect? >> >> Best. >> >> -c.b. >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
