How to Make Oracle Text into a Text Friendly Search System
June 4, 2012
Swiss-Army Development blog recently reported on recently posted a how to guide on making Oracle Text a more friendly search system in the article, “Oracle Text and Friendly Search Expressions.”
The article shows users how to provide a sub-set of Oracle Text features (specifically using the context index and contains clause) that mimic the major features of most online search tools. This allows users to use Oracle Text in their application without forcing them into a new set of search expressions.
After showing several code snippits, the article states:
“Once we have the test data setup, we can get down to business. Oracle Text has a ton of complex search options and operators that you can exploit (see the documentation for the full list). To keep it simple for my users, I’m going to stick with the basics. My search will allow the user of “AND”, “OR”, “NOT”, “()” and expressions in double quotes or surrounded by braces “{}” will be evaluated as a single word. Finally spaces will translate to “AND” in my algorithm.”
This post utilizes both text and code to show users how to make an ordinarily difficult problem easily digestible for Oracle Text novices and experts.
Jasmine Ashton, June 4, 2012
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