Re: Simplifying Text Search

On 11/15/07, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> wrote:

> In practice, the search pattern will mostly be provided dynamically from some
> user input, so you could conceivably be able to modify the search patterns
> more readily than the entire queries in your application.  Anyway, it's just
> an idea for those who need it.

Ah, I see what you mean, like for a simple web forum that only knows
LIKE searches now.  It may be easier to adjust the DB to do the
intended thing instead of trying to change the entire forum.  I wasn't
thinking of those narrow cases.