Index Server Query Language
Using the Search Criteria Boolean Search (Step #2), you
can build a query using the advanced Search syntax of Microsoft Index Server. Highlights
follow!
Boolean and Proximity Operators
Boolean and proximity operators can be
used to create a more precise query.
To
search for |
Example |
Results |
| both terms in the same
page |
access and basic
-or-
access & basic |
pages with both the words
"access" and "basic" |
| either term in a
page |
cgi or isapi
-or-
cgi | isapi |
pages with the words
"cgi" or "isapi" |
| the first term without the
second term |
access and not basic
-or-
access & ! basic |
pages with the word
"access" but not "basic" |
| pages not matching a
property value |
not @size = 100
-or-
! @size = 100 |
pages that are not 100
bytes |
| both terms in the same
page, close together |
excel near project
-or-
excel ~ project |
pages with the word
"excel" near the word "project" |
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Hints:
- You can use parentheses to nest expressions within a query. The
expressions in parentheses are evaluated before the rest of the query.
- Use double quotes (") to indicate that a boolean or near
operator keyword should be ignored in your query. For example, "Abbot and
Costello" will match pages with the phrase, not pages that match the boolean
expression.
- The Near operator returns a match if the words are within 50
words of each other.
- The Not operator can only be used after an And operator in
content queries; it can only be used to exclude pages that match a previous content
restriction. For property value queries, the Not operator can be used apart from the And
operator
Wildcard Operators
Wildcard operators are useful for finding
pages with words similar to a given word.
To
search for |
Example |
Results |
words with the same prefix |
comput* |
pages with words that have the
prefix "comput", such as "computer", computing", and so on. |
words based on the same stem word |
fly** |
pages with words based on the same
stem as "fly", such as "flying", "flown", "flew",
and so on. |
|
Miscellaneous Tips on Query Syntax
- Queries are case-insensitive: you can type your query in uppercase or lowercase.
- You may search for any word except for those in the exception list (for English, this
includes a, an, and, as, and other common words) which are ignored during a search. Words
in the exception list are treated as placeholders in phrase and proximity queries.
- Punctuation marks such as the period (.), colon (:), semicolon (;), and comma (,) are
ignored during a search.
- To use specially-treated characters ( (&), (|), (^), (#), (@), ($), ((), ()) ) in a
query, enclose your query in quotes (").
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