But isn't it the case that bf adds the boost value while {!boost} multiply the
boost value? In my case I think a multiplication is more appropriate.
So there's no way to use ExternalFileField in {!boost}?
--- On Sat, 8/28/10, Lance Norskog <goks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Lance Norskog <goks...@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: ExternalFileField best practices
> To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org
> Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 11:55 PM
> You want the boost function bf=
> parameter.
>
> On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Andy <angelf...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > Lance,
> >
> > Thanks for the response.
> >
> > Can I use an ExternalFileField as an input to a boost
> query?
> >
> > For example, if I put the field "popularity" in an
> ExternalFileField, can I still use "popularity" in a boosted
> query such as:
> >
> > {!boost b=log(popularity)}foo
> >
> > The doc says ExternalFileField can only be used in
> FunctionQuery. Does that include a boost query like {!boost
> b=log(popularity)}?
> >
> >
> > --- On Sat, 8/28/10, Lance Norskog <goks...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Lance Norskog <goks...@gmail.com>
> >> Subject: Re: ExternalFileField best practices
> >> To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org
> >> Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 5:16 PM
> >> The file is completely reloaded when
> >> you commit or optimize. There is
> >> no incremental update available. And, yes, this
> could be a
> >> scaling
> >> problem.
> >>
> >> How you update it is completely external to Solr.
> >>
> >> On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 2:50 AM, Andy <angelf...@yahoo.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > I'm interested in using ExternalFileField to
> store a
> >> field "popularity" that is being updated
> frequently.
> >> >
> >> > However ExternalFileField seems to be a
> pretty obscure
> >> feature. Have a few questions:
> >> >
> >> > 1) Can anyone share your experience using
> it?
> >> >
> >> > 2) What is the most efficient way to update
> the
> >> external file?
> >> > For example, the file could look like:
> >> >
> >> > 1=12 // the document with uniqueKey 1
> has a
> >> popularity of 12//
> >> > 2=4
> >> > 3=45
> >> > 5=78
> >> >
> >> > Now the popularity of document 1 is updated
> to 13:
> >> >
> >> > - What is the best way to update the file to
> reflect
> >> the change? Isn't this an O(n) operation?
> >> > - How to deal with concurrent updates to the
> file by
> >> multiple threads?
> >> >
> >> > Would this method of using an external file
> scale?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Lance Norskog
> >> goks...@gmail.com
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Lance Norskog
> goks...@gmail.com
>
