----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrei Melis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > As far as I have understood, lucene does not allow search queries > starting with wildcards. I have a file database indexed by content > and also by filename. It would be nice if the user could perform a > usual search like "*.ext".
Does anyone know if Oracle patented the technique that they use for *ext searching in the Oracle Text product. If not, I'm sure the technique can be borrowed. On the other hand, the slow technique of comparing each term to *.ext can certainly be implemented with a minimum of effort, I think. David Medinets http://www.codebits.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
