Re: Large databases in WebCat
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 14501
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texte = >I've noticed that some searches take longer than others. Ones narrowed >by category and subcategories are much faster than general >webdescription field searches.Yes, probably because of the eq instead of wo>In the general webdescription seraches, >searches on single word seems faster than on phrases. Also, the fewer >results found, the faster.Yes, those all make sense. Multi-word wo searches take longer because they compare each word individually to the whole text of the field, in order to create a ranking similar to Lycos that puts records at the top of the list which contain more matching words.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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>I've noticed that some searches take longer than others. Ones narrowed >by category and subcategories are much faster than general >webdescription field searches.Yes, probably because of the eq instead of wo>In the general webdescription seraches, >searches on single word seems faster than on phrases. Also, the fewer >results found, the faster.Yes, those all make sense. Multi-word wo searches take longer because they compare each word individually to the whole text of the field, in order to create a ranking similar to Lycos that puts records at the top of the list which contain more matching words.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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