>>
>> I am using cfa_typesearch and sorting the results in reverse
>> 'Score' order i.e.
>> highest down to lowest. This works fine.
>>
>> What I would like to know is how this 'score' is arrived at.
>
>It's done by Verity Voodoo. Ok, just kidding about that... but seriously,
>the score is generated by Verity's engine. It says, 'you looked for FOO, I
>found a match here, and the match is X good'. I'm sure it's a combination of
>how many times FOO appears and how close FOO is to the beginning of the
>document and the position of Venus. Etc etc etc.
I guess that's better than the position of Uranus
(c) Benny Hill 1970
>
>> Taking this one step further, how can I ensure that certain
>> information _always_
>> comes out at the top of the list.
>
>It depends on what you mean. I don't think you can tell Verity how to
>search, by that I mean, you can't tell Verity "care more about the
>occurances of Foo" instead of "the position of Foo."
>
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>Raymond Camden, Principal Spectra Compliance Engineer for Allaire
>
>Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
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>
>
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