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Boolean Query Question

HI all

If i enter a search say:      +a  +b  +c   -e
this return a set of results containing a AND b AND c , if I find in the
results there is a term  e  aswell does this mean the search failed
or is this correct ? can someone explain please ?

thxs

Alex


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Re: Boolean Query Question

Posted by alex <a...@wong45.freeserve.co.uk>.
Thx for the answer


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> You should not get any documents that contain 'e' in the search
> results.
> -e means 'e' is verbotten!
>
> Otis
>
> --- alex <a...@wong45.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> > HI all
> >
> > If i enter a search say:      +a  +b  +c   -e
> > this return a set of results containing a AND b AND c , if I find in
> > the
> > results there is a term  e  aswell does this mean the search failed
> > or is this correct ? can someone explain please ?
> >
> > thxs
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
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Re: Boolean Query Question

Posted by Otis Gospodnetic <ot...@yahoo.com>.
You should not get any documents that contain 'e' in the search
results.
-e means 'e' is verbotten!

Otis

--- alex <a...@wong45.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> HI all
> 
> If i enter a search say:      +a  +b  +c   -e
> this return a set of results containing a AND b AND c , if I find in
> the
> results there is a term  e  aswell does this mean the search failed
> or is this correct ? can someone explain please ?
> 
> thxs
> 
> Alex
> 
> 
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