Otis, >You could try looking for a segments file in the index directory. >If it exists, the index exists, else it does not. > >Is there a better way?
Simply create an indexreader and catch the IOException to handle the non existing case. Ype. >Otis > >--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >> Hi there, >> >> I'm testing Lucene after reading a good article on it on JavaWorld. >> >> Lucene seems quite simple and very powerful, but there's something I >> can't get. >> The first time an application uses an index, this one doesn't exist >> yet, so the >> boolean argument of the IndexWriter constructor must be true >> (creating a new >> empty index). Next time the same app is started, I want to use the >> existing >> index, the boolean argument must be false. Here is my question : how >> do I know >> wether the index exists or not ?? Is there a way to create an >> IndexWriter on a >> given index, creating it only if needed ? >> >> It seems like a stupid question, I must have missed something... >> >> Thanks >> >> >> JCG >> >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> For additional commands, e-mail: >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping. >http://shopping.yahoo.com > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
