Re: whole word search bringing irrelevant results..
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 25856
interpreted = N
texte = >>Hi all, >> >>Just a quick question. I have a field, (name). When I do a whole word (ww) >>search on these fields, I'm getting some irrelivant results, some of which >>don't even contain the searched word. Do you know what might be causing >>this? I've exported the database in Merge format from Filemaker Pro and >>trimmed any extra chars out. > >What do you mean by trimmed any extra chars out? You should *not* be >manually changing anything after exporting from FMP. If you are manually >removing characters later, that manual modification may be destroying the >db formatting which was created properly by FMP ...Understood, I'm actually using the Trim(Name) script command while still in Filemaker. The odd behavior comes when I search for items in the database by name after exporting to merge format. The search is: http://www.foodspot.com/search Try searching for the name The. You'll see that the responses contain a wide variety of names..some not even have The at all!Thanks for helping Kenneth.> >================================ >Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant >808-737-6499, http://webdna.net >================================ > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. >To end your Mail problems go to
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>>Hi all, >> >>Just a quick question. I have a field, (name). When I do a whole word (ww) >>search on these fields, I'm getting some irrelivant results, some of which >>don't even contain the searched word. Do you know what might be causing >>this? I've exported the database in Merge format from Filemaker Pro and >>trimmed any extra chars out. > >What do you mean by trimmed any extra chars out? You should *not* be >manually changing anything after exporting from FMP. If you are manually >removing characters later, that manual modification may be destroying the >db formatting which was created properly by FMP ...Understood, I'm actually using the Trim(Name) script command while still in Filemaker. The odd behavior comes when I search for items in the database by name after exporting to merge format. The search is: http://www.foodspot.com/search Try searching for the name The. You'll see that the responses contain a wide variety of names..some not even have The at all!Thanks for helping Kenneth.> >================================ >Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant >808-737-6499, http://webdna.net >================================ > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. >To end your Mail problems go to . > >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Christopher Feyrer System Administrator FoodSpot.com chris@foodspot.com ------------------- PGP 6.x key available.------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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