On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Jay Ess <li...@netrogenic.com> wrote: > The boost (index time) does not work when i am searching for a word with a > wildcard appended to the end. > I stumbled on to this "feature" and its pretty much a show stopper for me. > I am implementing a live search feature where i always have an wildcard in > the last word that is currently being written by the user. > Will this be fixed anytime soon or does anyone have a workaround? > > Example : > "playstation*" gives an result with unboosted items but "playstation" gives > the correct one.
All wildcard queries use constant scoring and norms (boost, field length, etc) aren't consulted. It's working as designed, so not a bug, so it won't be fixed soon. The easiest workaround for you could be something like this: (+playstation*^0 myboostedfield:term_that_appears_in_every_document) -Yonik
