Advanced search rules

[zoltan dot tomory at mobot dot org]

I was asked if there was a way to alter the behavior of the Advanced Search
more profound than the stuff mentioned in ASSEARCH, which I realize is no
longer valid.

Some people were interested in altering what happens when Millennium
interprets a query: 1)treat adjacent words as if they are being ANDed. 2)
treat words as adjacent only when enclosed in double quotes. Pretty much
what one would find in Google or MSN, I think.

I tried to find stuff in the manual and the list archives, perhaps a bit
half- heartedly because I have not heard of a product yet that allows users
to mess with their particular rules for parsing a search. It would be an
interesting thing to have influence over, but if not careful it could
undermine search capabilities. What would you even call it ... metaquery?

I would really appreciate any help or other thoughts on the matter.

Zoltan Tomory
Technical Services Librarian
Missouri Botanical Garden
(St. Louis Research Library Consortium)

zoltan dot tomory at mobot dot org
314-577-5157





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