okay thanks for the details - David
> Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:14:23 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > Subject: Re: Query multiple fields > > On Nov 18, 2007 9:58 PM, Dave C. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > According to the Lucene query syntax: > > "The symbol && can be used in place of the word AND." So, I shouldn't > > have to use 'AND'. > > Yes, but before the query parser can even get the query string, the > servlet container parses query args and & is a delimiter. Hence you > need to escape '&' for the sake of the servlet container. > > > If I do the same query: q=description:(test)&&!(type:10)&&!(type:14) in the > > Solr admin interface, I get the correct results. > > Right, because the browser knows to escape '&' for you. > > You need to escape '&' as %26, since that is how URL escaping works > (it has nothing to do with lucene syntax.) > > -Yonik _________________________________________________________________ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/connect.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Wave2_newways_112007
