[IUG] Re: "amazon" index

["Leo Papa" <papal at cantonpl dot org>]

You are right Robert.

Even though the error messages are less aggravating, and the amazon index
will search different types of resources, I forgot the index is erratic.

We had results similar to what you refer to below, searching for CD's by
title.  They did not come up in the amazon index, but did using the music
index.  Another DVD showed up as not in stock using the amazon index and
was actually available using the DVD index.

So, yes, something does'nt seem to work the way one would anticipate and I
have'nt taken time to do all these searches directly at the amazon site to
make comparisons.

Leo


Robert F. Rapp wrote:
> Leo -
>
> My further experimentation shows something amiss.  For example, if I enter
>
> danielle steel
>
> as a keyword, or
>
> steel danielle
>
> as an author,
>
> they work fine under "books" and even if I change them to "amazon" onsite.
>
> However, if I try them under "amazon" inde,. I will get nothing.  If I
> just delete the space in between and put it back in, or add a space, or
> edit it in any way. it will work.
>
> Something is amiss in how the info is passed, and perhaps the other part
> of the syntax needs work.  I have no good guesses there.
>
> I just wanted to suggest you really look at what "amazon" as an index is
> doing.  It is quite screwy.
>
> Rob
>
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>
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