"exact" can mean a lot of things (do diacritics count?, etc), but in this case, it sounds like you just need to turn off the stemmer you have on this fieldtype (or create a new one that doesn't include the stemmer).
hth, rob On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Olson, Ron <rol...@lbpc.com> wrote: > Hi all- > > I'm missing something fundamental yet I've been unable to find the definitive > answer for exact name matching. I'm indexing names using the standard "text" > field type and my search is for the name "clarke". My results include > "clark", which is incorrect, it needs to match clarke exactly (case > insensitive). > > I tried textType but that doesn't work because I believe it needs to be > *really* exact, whereas I'm looking for things like "clark oil", "bob, frank, > and clark", etc. > > Thanks for any help, > > Ron > > DISCLAIMER: This electronic message, including any attachments, files or > documents, is intended only for the addressee and may contain CONFIDENTIAL, > PROPRIETARY or LEGALLY PRIVILEGED information. If you are not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, disclosure, copying or > distribution of this message or any of the information included in or with it > is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message > in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and > permanently delete and destroy this message and its attachments, along with > any copies thereof. This message does not create any contractual obligation > on behalf of the sender or Law Bulletin Publishing Company. > Thank you. >