On 10/16/08, Frank Bax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jamie Tufnell wrote:
>> If someone uses a search query on my site like this:
>>
>> "abc def"
>>
>> I would like to return all results for 'abc & def' first, followed by
>> all results for tsquery 'abc | def' is there some way to express this
>> in one tsquery?  What's the most efficient way to go about this?  The
>> search is on one column.
>
>
> SELECT * FROM table WHERE field='abc' OR field~'def'
> ORDER BY CASE WHERE field~'abc' AND field~'def' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END DESC;

I am using tsqueries though (to_tsquery() and to_tsvector()) to
benefit from stemming.

I understand how your approach might still apply, but I'm curious to
know if that's the best way, or can it be done in a single
to_tsquery(), with a single MATCH ?

Thanks,
Jamie

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