[db-wg] New free text search for RIPE Database

At 07:57 14/09/2011 +0200, Marco Hogewoning wrote:
>Hi Hank,
>
>Have you tried using the -i flag on a regular whois query? That should 
>list all objects that reference a specific person in either tech-c, 
>admin-c, zone-c or author.

-i requires <attribute-name> and only then  <inverse-key>.  I want a free 
text search to find every place a string appears.  Your method requires 3 
seperate searches.

-Hank


>MarcoH
>
>On 14 sep 2011, at 07:16, Hank Nussbacher wrote:
>
> > At 14:13 10/11/2010 +0100, Denis Walker wrote:
> >
> > Old thread:
> >
> > In the old system one could find all objects that had a specific person 
> listed.  In the new system, you state that you don't index role or person 
> objects but you also don't index the strings tech-c or admin-c inside 
> inetnum objects for example.  This makes it then impossible to find what 
> objects a person is listed on.  Imagine someone retires and you want to 
> change all his/her objects that list them - it used to be able to be done 
> with the old free text search.  The new one doesn't allow it.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Hank
> >
> >> Dear Hank
> >>
> >> Currently this new search is only a prototype. But it works much more
> >> effectively than the search you referenced below. It is more powerful,
> >> has more features and can be more easily scaled and adapted to changing
> >> underlying data. The current search, based on glimpse, is end of life.
> >> If the prototype meets users needs then we will replace glimpse with
> >> this new service.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> Denis Walker
> >> Business Analyst
> >> RIPE NCC Database Group
> >>
> >> Hank Nussbacher wrote:
> >> > At 12:19 10/11/2010 +0100, Mirjam Kuehne wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Dear colleagues,
> >> >>
> >> >> Our RIPE Database developers implemented a new free text search for
> >> >> the RIPE Database. Read details on RIPE Labs:
> >> >>
> >> >> 
> http://labs.ripe.net/Members/Paul_P_/full-text-search-in-the-ripe-database
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Is this meant to replace?:
> >> > http://www.ripe.net/db/whois-free.html
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> > Hank
> >> >
> >> >
> >
> >
>
>Grtx,
>
>MarcoH
>
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