Sorry, user error. In the example I posted the field type was actually not string. But I was getting confused on another field because I didn't realize that string was case sensitive. Too many fields to think about! :)
On 10/5/07, Chris Hostetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > can you post... > > * the fieldtype declaration from your schema.xml > * the field declaration from your schema > * the full URL that generated that ordering > * the full XML output from that URL > > (you can set the "fl" param to just be the field you are sorting on and > score if the XML response is really big) > > > : Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:21:48 -0700 > : From: Kevin Lewandowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > : Reply-To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > : To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > : Subject: strange sorting problem > : > : I'm having a problem with sorting on a certain field. In my schema.xml > : it's defined as a string (not analyzed, indexed/stored verbatim). But > : when I look at my results (sorted on that field ascending) I get > : things like the following: > : > : Yr City's A Sucker > : Movement b/w Yr City's A Sucker > : X, Y & Sometimes Z > : Move On Up - (Lisa Marie Experience / Footlclub / Z Factor Mixes) > : Zakamucyo > : > : Does anyone know what could be the problem? > : > : thanks, > : Kevin > : > > > > -Hoss > >