Re: SEARCH Peram

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 47975
interpreted = N
texte = Brian, looks interesting, I'll give it a try. It still doesn't explain the 10-M though. It seems to be reading it as 10 M. (or something besides 10-M).DonovanBrian Fries wrote:> WebDNA's ranking is pretty much how many search terms matched? - in > your example, the answer is 1 for each item, so they are given equal > ranking. Even if 112G occurred multiple times in the SKU, TITLE and > DESCRIPTION fields, it would still get a hit count of 1, since only the > GROUP1data term found a match. > > One way to bump up the ranking would be to add additional search terms > to your query... > > GROUP1field=SKU+TITLE+DESCRIPTION&woGROUP1datarq=[url][keywords][/ > url]&woSKUdata=[url][keywords][/url]&SKUword=sw > > In this example, any SKU that begins with 112G would have a hit count > of 2 and would therefore get pushed to the top of the rankings. By not > requiring the second search term, no additional records will be > eliminated from the results. > > - Brian > > On Friday, February 21, 2003, at 09:06 AM, Donovan wrote: > > > More on this.... I have: > > 1112G > > 1112GND > > 112G > > > > in the product database. I then do a search > > (using search below) on 112G. > > > > My results come up exactly as above: > > 1112G > > 1112GND > > 112G > > > > Why wouldn't product 112G be at the top? > > > > I know I could sort the SKU field but I was > > under the impression that wo listed the best > > results (in sets) first.??? > > > > Thanks, > > Donovan > > > > > > Donovan wrote: > > > >> Searching for a product SKU: > >> > >> 10-M > >> > >> doesn't seem to put it anywhere near the top of the results. > >> > >> the search: > >> > >> [showif [action]=find] > >> > >> [text]String=GROUP1field=SKU+TITLE+DESCRIPTION&woGROUP1datarq=[url][ke > >> ywords][/url][/text] > >> [/showif] > >> [search db=products.db&max=10&startat=[start]&[String]] > >> > >> something to do with the -?? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Donovan > >> > > > > > > -- > > -Donovan Brooke > > -Administrator of IT / > > -Assc. Art Director > > -Creative Services > > -Epsen Hillmer Graphics > > > > -402.342.1169 X297 > -- Brian Fries, BrainScan Software -- http://www.brainscansoftware.com > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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  2. Re: SEARCH Peram (Donovan home EHG 2003)
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  4. Re: SEARCH Peram (Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. 2003)
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  6. Re: SEARCH Peram (Brian Fries 2003)
  7. Re: SEARCH Peram (Donovan 2003)
  8. SEARCH Peram (Donovan 2003)
Brian, looks interesting, I'll give it a try. It still doesn't explain the 10-M though. It seems to be reading it as 10 M. (or something besides 10-M).DonovanBrian Fries wrote:> WebDNA's ranking is pretty much how many search terms matched? - in > your example, the answer is 1 for each item, so they are given equal > ranking. Even if 112G occurred multiple times in the SKU, TITLE and > DESCRIPTION fields, it would still get a hit count of 1, since only the > GROUP1data term found a match. > > One way to bump up the ranking would be to add additional search terms > to your query... > > GROUP1field=SKU+TITLE+DESCRIPTION&woGROUP1datarq=[url][keywords][/ > url]&woSKUdata=[url][keywords][/url]&SKUword=sw > > In this example, any SKU that begins with 112G would have a hit count > of 2 and would therefore get pushed to the top of the rankings. By not > requiring the second search term, no additional records will be > eliminated from the results. > > - Brian > > On Friday, February 21, 2003, at 09:06 AM, Donovan wrote: > > > More on this.... I have: > > 1112G > > 1112GND > > 112G > > > > in the product database. I then do a search > > (using search below) on 112G. > > > > My results come up exactly as above: > > 1112G > > 1112GND > > 112G > > > > Why wouldn't product 112G be at the top? > > > > I know I could sort the SKU field but I was > > under the impression that wo listed the best > > results (in sets) first.??? > > > > Thanks, > > Donovan > > > > > > Donovan wrote: > > > >> Searching for a product SKU: > >> > >> 10-M > >> > >> doesn't seem to put it anywhere near the top of the results. > >> > >> the search: > >> > >> [showif [action]=find] > >> > >> [text]String=GROUP1field=SKU+TITLE+DESCRIPTION&woGROUP1datarq=[url][ke > >> ywords][/url][/text] > >> [/showif] > >> [search db=products.db&max=10&startat=[start]&[String]] > >> > >> something to do with the -?? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Donovan > >> > > > > > > -- > > -Donovan Brooke > > -Administrator of IT / > > -Assc. Art Director > > -Creative Services > > -Epsen Hillmer Graphics > > > > -402.342.1169 X297 > -- Brian Fries, BrainScan Software -- http://www.brainscansoftware.com > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Donovan home EHG

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