Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-lucene-user-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 53017 invoked from network); 21 Dec 2001 23:06:07 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO nagoya.betaversion.org) (192.18.49.131) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 21 Dec 2001 23:06:07 -0000 Received: (qmail 15078 invoked by uid 97); 21 Dec 2001 23:06:13 -0000 Delivered-To: qmlist-jakarta-archive-lucene-user@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 15062 invoked by uid 97); 21 Dec 2001 23:06:13 -0000 Mailing-List: contact lucene-user-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Lucene Users List" Reply-To: "Lucene Users List" Delivered-To: mailing list lucene-user@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 15051 invoked from network); 21 Dec 2001 23:06:12 -0000 Message-ID: From: Aruna Raghavan To: "'lucene-user@jakarta.apache.org'" Subject: Limit on number of characters before wildcard? Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 17:05:11 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Hi, >From some testing that I have done it appears that there is a limit of 3 characters before the wild card for wildcard queries. In other words, if the word is dogleash and I looking by using do* it returns wrong results (usually only a asubset) where as if I use dog*, I get correct results. Also, wildcard at the begining of the keyword does not seem to be supported. (*ogleash) Can some one confirm this? Is this documented anywhere? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: For additional commands, e-mail: