> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Dickmeiss [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 5:10 AM
>
> As for mixing of operators, I think it makes perfect
> sense to mix both operator and and operator not as in:
> 'a' and 'b' not 'c'
> Note that query:
> 'a' not 'c' and 'b'
> should produce the same result.
No, they are not the same. In a left-to-right evaluation, the final result
of the first search will not have any 'c's in it. The second search will
include 'b's that also have 'c's.
Ralph
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