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On Wed, Oct 31, 2001 at 09:08:12AM -0500, LeVan,Ralph wrote: > I am determined to keep cross-database searching out of SRW! > > Here is the argument I've been making from the beginning about this issue: > > Users don't care whether the two databases that they want to search are on > the same server or not. They will enter searches that cross two databases > on different servers. The client code must be able to handle the cross > database searching in this case. If the client must be able to handle the > cross database searching, then why should the server have to do it? > Especially when it adds considerable complexity to the standard. Don't do > it! > > Ralph Fair enough. I actually thought of the cross server problem in the care driving home too. And a site can always create a single database which is mapped onto multiple databases behind the scenes anyway. Ok - so no server or database selection in ZNG. Alan ps: Sorry for reraising old issues - I only joined this list recently! :-)