RE: [IUG] Advanced searching

["Yitzchak Schaffer" <yitzchas at touro dot edu>]

Having worked a little with the Javascripts that kick out the finalized
search string (at least in Pro), I think I remember that the scripts just
string together the input from each text entry box, apparently assuming that
users will only booleanate through the AND/OR dropdowns, which don't take
nesting into account.  I think.  I don't know whether the system is capable
of handling that.  If it does (anybody?), and if one knows a little JS
programming, it shouldn't be too hard to add the parenthesizing feature -
just make a new function, perhaps in srchhelp_X, as I believe my sysadmin
has told me III is understandably reluctant to have you replace their JS
files (something only they are able to do).


Yitzchak Schaffer
Systems Librarian
Touro College Libraries
33 West 23rd Street
New York, NY  10010
Tel (212) 463-0400 x230
Fax (212) 627-3197
yitzchas at touro dot edu

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[mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Leigh Duncan
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 8:03 PM
To: IUG INNOPAC List
Subject: Re: [IUG] Advanced searching

Hi Steve,

The same thing happens for us--we're on Release 2006 1.3 with the Example
Set from November 2006.  It would seem that the parens *should* be
automatic. 

Leigh Duncan
leigh dot duncan at wright dot edu

Steve Sowder wrote:

> I know this is basic stuff but am a little surprised at what I find.
>
> When doing an advanced search:
> on one line I put "academic or school"
> on another line I put "Michigan".
>
> The boolean is left with the "and" in between.
>
> The results screen show 6000+ results and the search string shows as 
> "academic or school and Michigan".
> Shouldn't it be
> "(academic or school) and Michigan"?.
>
> I change the line by inserting the parens and it gets 500+ hits.
>
> If the two terms with the OR between are on the same line shouldn't 
> the parens be automatic?
>
> We are on 2006 1.2 with Webpac Pro and the May 2007 example set.
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve Sowder
> sowder at andrews dot edu
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