(0)RDBMS for free text indexing
Date: 1998/07/15
Message-ID: <6ohkog$rfh$1_at_toralf.uib.no>#1/1
Hi,
We are considering several rdbms alternatives for a database with mixed
structured and free-text data (an infosystem for documentation of research
in Norwegian universities and colleges). Our legacy data resides in a dos
dbms (Advanced Revelation). We have currently redesigned it to a relational
schema, and have implemented it on ms-sqlserver (which is the rdbms we
currently are using for other databases). The text fields are mostly
research project descriptions, result summaries, publication references and
the like. We are looking for a system with built-in text indexing
capabilities, for making this kind of information searchable via the web and
in our user applications. Most of the major RDBMSes provide text indexing
today, but we haven't seen any good independent evaluation of the products
regarding this kind of functionality. So, I would like to hear if anyone has
opinions or real-life experiences with text indexing in the following
systems:
Comments anyone? The current online versions of our R&D databases can be seen at http://www.nsd.uib.no/english/research/ (warning: they suck!).
TIA,
Bjug Boyum
Bjug Boyum
Norwegian social science data services
http://www.nsd.uib.no/english Received on Wed Jul 15 1998 - 00:00:00 CEST