> -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Hostetter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 6 July 2006 9:52 AM > To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > Subject: Re: base64 support & containers > > > : Does Solr support/or will in the future base64 encoded XML documents so > : that binary blobs can be added to the index? > > I'm not sure if I'm understanding your question completely > ... if you have binary data that you want to shove into a > stored field, you should certinaly be able to base64 encode > it in your client and shove it into Solr using a "string" > field type -- but your use of hte phrase "base64 encoded XML > documents" has me thinkingthatthere is more to your question > involving an "advanced" use of XML that i'm not familiar with > -- can you elaborate? > > > > -Hoss >
No - no advanced use of XML has been implemented. One of the fields in the add request would contain the original binary document encoded in base64, then this would preferably be decoded to binary and placed into a lucene binary field, which would need to be defined in Solr. Thanks Ben
