Re: boost at query time or index time

2006-10-23 Thread Doron Cohen
> thanks what i was looking for was the fact if i can donot need to boost > docs then what will be the difference a) in query results and b) time > for indexing and c) time to run query and collect result ? There is also some precision loss with index time boosting. Also see the "Score Boosting"

Re: boost at query time or index time

2006-10-23 Thread Chris Lu
For your case a,b,c, there won't be much differences. Boost at indexing time can be more flexible. You can use one field's value to boost the document's ranking. For example, you could boost your products' ranking by their prices, or rating scores. -- Chris Lu - Instant F

Re: boost at query time or index time

2006-10-23 Thread Rupinder Singh Mazara
thanks what i was looking for was the fact if i can donot need to boost docs then what will be the difference a) in query results and b) time for indexing and c) time to run query and collect result ? Daniel Naber wrote: On Monday 23 October 2006 19:39, Rupinder Singh Mazara wrote: wher

Re: boost at query time or index time

2006-10-23 Thread Daniel Naber
On Monday 23 October 2006 19:39, Rupinder Singh Mazara wrote: >  where can i get info on  how boosting terms at index time compares to > boosting terms at query time ? At index time you can boost fields and/or documents. Only at query time you can boost terms. Regards Daniel -- http://www.da

boost at query time or index time

2006-10-23 Thread Rupinder Singh Mazara
hi all where can i get info on how boosting terms at index time compares to boosting terms at query time ? case 1 : if i have a index with all terms with the default boost value and i apply a boost value terms at query time versus case 2: i boost individual terms at index time with a boost