Re: 0 results found. Did you mean "***"?
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:17:09 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <0393597f-a3f2-446a-8678-43ef1ddea837@l16g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>
On Feb 11, 8:10 pm, Marten Lehmann <lehmannmap..._at_cnm.de> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> some weeks ago I asked for a fuzzy string search. Someone posted an
> example using Oracle Text.
>
> Now I'm interested in a similar, but technically different thing:
> Instead of searching fuzzy, I would like to strictly search for the
> words given, but optionally present similar items.
>
> I guess everyone has seen this before at google.com: Try a search for
> "oskar wilde" and google will respond with:
>
> "Did you mean: oscar wilde"
>
> How can I do this with Oracle Text (any anyway else without having to
> invent the logic behind it completey from scratch)?
>
> Regards
> Marten
Similar results: that would be fuzzy after all... Guess you have to compare the number of exact matches to the number of fuzzy matches. If fuzzy matching deliveres a magnitude larger results than exact, it might be a good idea to question the input and offer the fuzzy match as alternative. Received on Tue Feb 12 2008 - 07:17:09 CST