Oracle-L: How to convince OText that whitespace = terminator

From: Jesse, Rich <Rich.Jesse_at_qtiworld.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 12:53:33 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.004EF0DB.20021021125333@fatcity.com>

I think the subject says it all, but here's the details:

Oracle 8.1.7.4 on HP/UX
Standard Oracle Context/Intermedia/Text index (e.g. no special lexers)
A column with values "12345 678", "12345.678", and "12345-6 789".

Is there a way to setup the index or the query to return tbe first two rows without the third using a single CONTAINS clause? For example:

SELECT *
FROM my_otext
WHERE CONTAINS(my_col,'12345 678')

only returns the first row,

SELECT *
FROM my_otext
WHERE CONTAINS(my_col,'12345%678')

only returns the second, and

SELECT *
FROM my_otext
WHERE CONTAINS(my_col,'12345/&678')

returns all three. I would like a combo of the first and second SELECTS but in a single CONTAINS.

I *know* this can be done, but I'm having a brain-cramp Monday. Must be lack of beer.

TIA,
Rich

Rich Jesse                           System/Database Administrator
Rich.Jesse_at_qtiworld.com              Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA

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