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If your repository has Xapian search enabled for "Simple Search" (e.g. http://example.eprints.org/cgi/search/simple). Then you can make use of the Xapian search syntax to make more complex queries, which needing to use advanced search. This may be useful if you have another website you wish to search your EPrints repository with a specific filter on the results returned (e.g. only results for a particular faculty of department). Below is a guide to some of the syntax that can be used with Xapian-based search. | If your repository has Xapian search enabled for "Simple Search" (e.g. http://example.eprints.org/cgi/search/simple). Then you can make use of the Xapian search syntax to make more complex queries, which needing to use advanced search. This may be useful if you have another website you wish to search your EPrints repository with a specific filter on the results returned (e.g. only results for a particular faculty of department). Below is a guide to some of the syntax that can be used with Xapian-based search. | ||
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| + | == Specific fields == | ||
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| + | === Text only === | ||
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| + | Search for phrase '''science''' in the field '''title''' | ||
| + | title:(science) | ||
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| + | Search for the phrase '''smith''' in the field '''creators_name''' | ||
| + | creators_name:(smith) | ||
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| + | Exact multiple word phrases can also be search for, such at the phrase '''biological science''' in the field '''abstract''' | ||
| + | abstract:(biological science) | ||
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| + | The field names that can be searched under to match a text phrase are as follows: | ||
| + | * abstract | ||
| + | * contributors_name | ||
| + | * creators_name | ||
| + | * divisions | ||
| + | * editors_name | ||
| + | * subjects | ||
| + | * title | ||
| + | * type | ||
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== AND == | == AND == | ||
Revision as of 09:18, 21 July 2017
If your repository has Xapian search enabled for "Simple Search" (e.g. http://example.eprints.org/cgi/search/simple). Then you can make use of the Xapian search syntax to make more complex queries, which needing to use advanced search. This may be useful if you have another website you wish to search your EPrints repository with a specific filter on the results returned (e.g. only results for a particular faculty of department). Below is a guide to some of the syntax that can be used with Xapian-based search.
Specific fields
Text only
Search for phrase science in the field title
title:(science)
Search for the phrase smith in the field creators_name
creators_name:(smith)
Exact multiple word phrases can also be search for, such at the phrase biological science in the field abstract
abstract:(biological science)
The field names that can be searched under to match a text phrase are as follows:
- abstract
- contributors_name
- creators_name
- divisions
- editors_name
- subjects
- title
- type
