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it a try here .....
>OK I'm struggling .. how would I implement a NEAR operator, without using
>phrases ?
>
>My current "NEAR" solution is to modify the query parser to build a
>PhraseQuery from the terms surrounding NEAR and set the slop
>correctly. This works for this kind of query:
>
>Bob NEAR Jim
>
>The problem comes when I try
>
>microsoft NEAR app*
>
>to get microsoft near application, apple etc.
>
>app* is not a term so you cannot add it to a PhraseQuery. The problem
>also occurs with
>
>microsoft NEAR "Bill Gates"
>linux NEAR (unix AND bsd)
>
>and other combinations...
>
>Any pointers as to how to tackle this problem ?
>
>Thanks,
>
>P.
>--
>Patrick Clark
>Granta Design Limted
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it a try here .....
>OK I'm struggling .. how would I implement a NEAR operator, without using
>phrases ?
>
>My current "NEAR" solution is to modify the query parser to build a
>PhraseQuery from the terms surrounding NEAR and set the slop
>correctly. This works for this kind of query:
>
>Bob NEAR Jim
>
>The problem comes when I try
>
>microsoft NEAR app*
>
>to get microsoft near application, apple etc.
>
>app* is not a term so you cannot add it to a PhraseQuery. The problem
>also occurs with
>
>microsoft NEAR "Bill Gates"
>linux NEAR (unix AND bsd)
>
>and other combinations...
>
>Any pointers as to how to tackle this problem ?
>
>Thanks,
>
>P.
>--
>Patrick Clark
>Granta Design Limted
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