Re: uniqueKey: string vs. long integer

2013-08-02 Thread Jack Krupansky
fit in the PDF format. -- Jack Krupansky -Original Message- From: Erick Erickson Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 7:23 AM To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org Subject: Re: uniqueKey: string vs. long integer And last I knew (admittedly a long time ago) Query Elevation Component would fail with a

Re: uniqueKey: string vs. long integer

2013-08-02 Thread Erick Erickson
> > From: Jack Krupansky [mailto:j...@basetechnology.com] > > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 9:27 AM > > To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > > Subject: Re: uniqueKey: string vs. long integer > > > > Although I cringe at the thought of anybody using anything o

Re: uniqueKey: string vs. long integer

2013-08-01 Thread Ali, Saqib
gt; Thanks > Robi > > -Original Message- > From: Jack Krupansky [mailto:j...@basetechnology.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 9:27 AM > To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > Subject: Re: uniqueKey: string vs. long integer > > Although I cringe at the thought of a

RE: uniqueKey: string vs. long integer

2013-08-01 Thread Petersen, Robert
Robi -Original Message- From: Jack Krupansky [mailto:j...@basetechnology.com] Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 9:27 AM To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org Subject: Re: uniqueKey: string vs. long integer Although I cringe at the thought of anybody using anything other than a string for the uniqu

Re: uniqueKey: string vs. long integer

2013-08-01 Thread Jack Krupansky
I mean, is the key used in numeric calculations? Can it be negative? Is it ever sorted? But as a Solr best practice, I'd advise against it. -- Jack Krupansky -Original Message- From: Ali, Saqib Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 12:02 PM To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org Subject: u

uniqueKey: string vs. long integer

2013-08-01 Thread Ali, Saqib
We have an application that was developed by a third party. It uses uniqueKey that is a long integer instead of a string. Will there be any repercussions of using a long integer instead of string for the uniqueKey? Thanks! :)