If you use fulltext search (assuming you are using MySQL), it deals with stop words on its own as well as some additional search logic.
http://www.mysql.com/doc/F/u/Fulltext_Search.html -J On Sat, 15 Jun 2002 10:19:04 +1200, Ed Lazor wrote: > Does anyone have a good function for parsing a search string into SQL? I > know it will depend on the name of the field and table I'm searching > through. Anything close will be helpful. An example search string > would be: > > beer AND pizza NOT anchovies > > and the resulting search string would be > > select ID, Title from Products where Title like '%beer%' AND Title like > '%pizza%' AND Title NOT LIKE '%anchovies%'; > > > Another example search string would be: > > beer OR pizza AND movies > > Thanks! =) > > -Ed > > > **************************************************************************** > This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and entity > to whom it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, > confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you > are not the intended addressee, nor authorized to receive for the > intended addressee, you are hereby notified that you may not use, copy, > disclose or distribute to anyone the message or any information > contained in the message. If you have received this message in error, > please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete the > message. Thank you very much. -- Jason Morehouse ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Netconcepts LTD, Auckland, New Zealand * Linux: because rebooting is for adding hardware. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
