> 1. Why doesn't IndexReader.delete(i) really delete the file. it seems > to just make anothe 1K file with a .del extension the IndexWriter > still cannot content with?
The delete method only mark the documents as deleted. The documents that are marked as deleted will get deleted from the files on the next optimization. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]