Thanks for the report, Floyd, the Solr Reference Guide has been changed to say the default is $SOLR_HOME/data rather than $SOLR_HOME/data/index.
Currently the ExternalFileField javadoc <http://lucene.apache.org/solr/4_0_0/solr-core/org/apache/solr/schema/ExternalFileField.html> says: Solr looks for the external file in the index directory under the name of external_<fieldname> or external_<fieldname>.*" I think the intent here is that "the index directory" is the directory *containing* the index directory, rather than the index directory itself. Steve On Nov 19, 2012, at 10:37 PM, Floyd Wu <floyd...@gmail.com> wrote: > By the way, I first try external field according document here > http://lucidworks.lucidimagination.com/display/solr/Working+with+External+Files+and+Processes > > "Format of the External File > > The file itself is located in Solr's index directory, which by default is > $SOLR_HOME/data/index. The name of the file should beexternal_*fieldname* > or external_*fieldname*.*. For the example above, then, the file could be > named external_entryRankFile orexternal_entryRankFile.txt. > " > > But actually the external file should put in > $SOLR_HOME/data/ > > Floyd
