Thank you Allahbaksh for taking so much pains. The link says it cannot be used alone.
Note: The NOT operator cannot be used with just one term. For example, the following search will return no results: NOT "jakarta apache" Thanks, Aditi On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 1:10 PM, Allahbaksh Mohammedali Asadullah < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Aditi, > You can search using NOT operator. You can go through below link for Query > details http://lucene.apache.org/java/docs/queryparsersyntax.html > Warm Regards, > Allahbaksh > > Allahbaksh Mohammedali Asadullah, > Software Engineering & Technology Labs, > Infosys Technolgies Limited, Electronics City, > Hosur Road, Bangalore 560 100, India. > *Board: +91-80-28520261 | Extn: 53915 | Direct: 41173915. > Fax: +91-80-28520362 | Mobile: +91-9845505322. > http://setlabs/slim/ > http://allahbaksh.blogspot.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Aditi Goyal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 12:06 PM > To: java-user@lucene.apache.org > Subject: Re: lucene search options > > Thanks a lot Daniel, I will try this option. :) > Is there a way to search for not equal to query alone? > > On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 12:03 PM, Daniel Noll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Monday 23 June 2008 16:21:17 Aditi Goyal wrote: > > > I think wildcard (*) cannot be used in the beginning :( > > > > Wrong: > > > > > > > http://lucene.apache.org/java/2_3_0/api/core/org/apache/lucene/queryParser/QueryParser.html#setAllowLeadingWildcard(boolean)<http://lucene.apache.org/java/2_3_0/api/core/org/apache/lucene/queryParser/QueryParser.html#setAllowLeadingWildcard%28boolean%29> > < > http://lucene.apache.org/java/2_3_0/api/core/org/apache/lucene/queryParser/QueryParser.html#setAllowLeadingWildcard%28boolean%29 > > > > > > Daniel > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** > This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended > solely > for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, > please > notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you > are not > to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other > person and > any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has > taken > every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for > any damage > you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry > out your > own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves > the > right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from > this e-mail > address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the > Infosys e-mail system. > ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS*** > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >