> -----Original Message-----
> From: SRU (Search and Retrieve Via URL) Implementors
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> On Behalf Of Edward C. Zimmermann
> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:32 AM
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> If I allow for the specification of a value I need to know, don't I,
what
> to do when a value is given.
>
> What does a distance=10 mean for some arbitrary element? How do we
view
> order or direction?
I've built systems with proximity across elements. Imagine this case:
<rec>
<author>C. J. Cherryh</author>
<title>Brother at Arms</title>
<author>Terry Pratchett</author>
<title>Small Gods</title>
</rec>
I'm looking to see if Cherryh wrote "Brother at Arms". The search is:
Author=cherryh prox/unit=element/distance=1 title="brother at arms"
That means that the author must occur in the element immediately
preceeding the title.
Ralph
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