> -----Original Message-----
> From: Z39.50 Next-Generation Initiative [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of
> Hedzer Westra
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 12:23 PM
> 
> >>    2. exact searching w.r.t. pattern matching (which would imply
that
> cql.masked and cql.string are mutually exclusive)
> [Rob]
> >I believe so. exact is treated as anchored at both ends, and may not
> have any masking characters.
> >=/cql.word   is adjacency.
> >=/cql.string is exact.
> [Mike]
> > No, a masked string is just fine. (Why would we prohibit such a
useful
> thing?)
> >       dc.title exact "the adventures of *"
> > will find
> >        The Adventures of Hulk
> >        The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
> >        The Adventures of the Famous Five
> > but _not_
> >        The Amazing Adventures of Captain Gladys Stoatpamphlet and
her
> Intrepid Spaniel Stig.
> > because the extra word "amazing" breaks the "exact" condition.
> Hmm, this is something different. I'm up for Rob's description if
nobody
> minds. This is coincidentally the way I've implemented it
> already :-)

Rob is just plain wrong here.  Truncation is absolutely valid in string
searches.  Mike's example is correct.

Ralph