Re: ts_tovector() to_query()

Because the query is what the user is typing in. I don't know what words the user is going to search for. if they simply search for 'Robocop' that would work. But how do I handle the search if they type in more than one word and still return half way accurate results?

I suppose after talking through it a bit, this may be more of a ranking issue than an actual query issue. I will read up more on ranking in the postgres docs. I skimmed past it since it didn't seem to apply, but now looking over it again, I think it could help.

Thanks.
Chris

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From: depesz(at)depesz(dot)com [mailto:depesz(at)depesz(dot)com]
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 7:59 AM
To: Severn, Chris
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] ts_tovector() to_query()

On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 08:50:50PM +0000, Severn, Chris wrote:
> What I want to do is return items that have 'Robocop' or 'Robocop and
> DVD' or 'Robocop and Collection' or 'Robocop and DVD and collection'

Based on the criteria above, I would say that:
SELECT m.* FROM movies m WHERE to_tsvector(m.item_title) @@ to_tsquery('Robocop')

will do what you need, since "dvd" and "collection" are irrelevant for the results.

Best regards,

depesz

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