Re: Searching for a space
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 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 Consultant808-737-6499 http://webdna.net================================-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>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 Consultant808-737-6499 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/
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