Re: Searching for a space

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 32353
interpreted = N
texte = >I have a database of URLs searchable at http://www.galway1.ie/. The fields are >searched with the following code: > >&woKeywordsdata=[searchtext]&Keywordsword=ww&woTitledata=[searchtext]&Titleword=ww&woDescriptiondata=[searchtext]&Descriptionword=ww > >What's puzzling me is that if you search for a space, you get >results! I've had >a look at the records that are returned, and they all seem to >contain a space at >the end of one of the searched fields. Why is WebCatalog returning >them? Surely >it should just ignore a space?It searches for anything you ask it to search for. That's what a good program SHOULD do ... >On a related topic, is there a search string that a user could enter >that would >return all the records in the database?It's in the docs: &neskudatarw=[blank] ================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Searching for a space (Rónán 2000)
  2. Re: Searching for a space (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  3. Searching for a space (Rónán 2000)
>I have a database of URLs searchable at http://www.galway1.ie/. The fields are >searched with the following code: > >&woKeywordsdata=[searchtext]&Keywordsword=ww&woTitledata=[searchtext]&Titleword=ww&woDescriptiondata=[searchtext]&Descriptionword=ww > >What's puzzling me is that if you search for a space, you get >results! I've had >a look at the records that are returned, and they all seem to >contain a space at >the end of one of the searched fields. Why is WebCatalog returning >them? Surely >it should just ignore a space?It searches for anything you ask it to search for. That's what a good program SHOULD do ... >On a related topic, is there a search string that a user could enter >that would >return all the records in the database?It's in the docs: &neskudatarw=[blank] ================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Kenneth Grome

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