Re: Postgresql Text Search

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008, Chris.Ellis@shropshire.gov.uk wrote:

> Hi
>
> I've been using postgresql V8.3 to build a search engine for our intranet
> site.
> This has worked very well so far proving to be quick and relevant.
>
> However I've been wondering if postgresql's full text search supports
> literal matches.  IE,  matching an exact phrase in a document.
> I cannot find anything pertaining to literal matches in the manual.
>
> Does anyone know whether literal matches are support or any work around
> method for this.

Chris, this is in our TODO. I'll give a short talk about progress in
phrase search in Pgday.  In brief, we got algebra for text queries, which
was a stumbling block for years.

>
> Obviously I could fall back onto a 'like' condition but would prefer not
> to.
>
> Chris Ellis
>
>
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