On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Timothy Hill <timothy.d.h...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, all ... > > According to http://wiki.apache.org/solr/FunctionQuery/#What_is_a_Function.3F, > it is possible under Solr 4.0 to perform parameter substitutions > within function queries. > > However, I can't get the syntax provided in the documentation there to > work *at all* with Solr 4.0 out of the box: the only location at which > function queries can be specified, it seems, is in the 'fl' parameter. > And attempts at parameter substitutions here fail. Using (haphazardly > guessed) syntax like > > select?q=*:*&fl=*, test_id:if(exists(employee), employee_id, > socialsecurity_id), boost_id:sum($test_id, 10)&wt=xml > > results in the following error > > Error parsing fieldname: Missing param test_id while parsing function > 'sum($test_id, 10)'
test_id needs to be an actual request parameter. This worked for me on the example data: http://localhost:8983/solr/query?q=*:*&fl=*,%20test_id:if(exists(price),id,name),%20boost_id:sum($param,10)¶m=price -Yonik http://lucidimagination.com