> From: Z39.50 Next-Generation Initiative [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> LeVan,Ralph
> Sent: 30 May 2002 14:21

[...]

> I'd prefer W/ and N/ (within and near) to % and !. I've never seen those
> characters used for proximity.

! and % are the proximity operators of CCL, ISO 8777:1993(E).
! is for precise word order. ! alone is for immediate adjacency in the order
entered. !n is for specifying the maximum distance (in words).
% shall be used between words when word order is not to be specified.

So use ! and % as proximity operators if it is important to keep CQL as
close as possible to CCL. This is my personal preference, but I can live
with W/ and N/.

Thomas


> Ralph
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ray Denenberg [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 2:21 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: revised bnf for cql
> >
> >
> > I've (re-)written bnf for CQL based on recent
> > discussion.
> >
> > Not that the discussion has been all that useful
> > in trying to figure out what people really want
> > but it's time to focus on stabalizing this. I've
> > put it up at
> > http://www.loc.gov/z3950/agency/zing/cql.html
> >
> > This is based on Alan's proposal as well as
> > Ralph's earlier work, and the recent discussion.
> >
> > Officially, this is the current state of CQL, so
> > if there are specifics of this draft that you
> > don't like, I'll change it, if you send concrete
> > suggestions. It's time to force the issue and
> > find out how close we are to some consensus.
> >
> > --Ray
> >
>
>