inconsistency in multifield sort while using an Integer field in Lucene 3.0.3

Hi, I am working with Lucene 3.0.3 I find there is an inconsistency while using Integer fields in multifield sorting. Please Clarify. With Regards, Manoj R.

Delete a field in old documents

Hi, I have stored fields. I want to delete a single field in all documents. Can i do that without reindexing? if yes, is it costly operations..? Thanks, Manoj.

Lucene Empty Non-empty Fields

I did some experiments for finding empty fields, But i want to know whether there is any other better method. Have to reduce hard disk space. Method 1: Add "NULL String" in empty fields We can search with null string for empty column & non empty column Observations: - Index size will grow.

Fwd: confirm subscribe to java-user@lucene.apache.org

Dear sir/madam, I have been working with lucene 3.0.3 and wish to upgrade to lucene 4.3 but i found the performance of 4.3. slower than 3.0.3. I have attached the code used to test and results of test along with this mail. Is there any specific usage pattern to be followed to improve the performa