--- Ali Rouhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> --- Victor Hadianto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I need to perform a search for an expression in
> > > multiple fields "as if" they were one field. 
> > 
> > Depending on your time requirment, you can as you
> > have suggested yourself 
> > write your own QueryParser. However a simple hack
> > will be to have an "all" 
> > field and simple reindex the data in F and G to
> this
> > "all" field. 
> > 
> 
> We have thought of this - but we index an enormous
> amount of data (Terabytes distributed across many
> linux boxes) and would prefer to save the disk
> space.
> However we may indeed end up doing what you suggest.

Just a little clarification to the point I made
regarding your suggestion. We do need to preserve the
indexes under F and G and be able to search
independently on them. This is why having an extra ALL
field which contains contents of both F and G would
involve extra disc usages.

Ali
> 
> > > little JavaCC expertise. Suggestions for solving
> > the
> > > problem at a higher level than the QueryParser
> are
> > of
> > > course also very welcome.
> > 
> > Well this is definitely not "higher" level than
> > QueryParser :)
> 
> This in itself is useful to know. I can now justify
> having to learn JavaCC to my boss:).
> 
> Thanks
> Ali
> 
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