Date:         Thu, 12 Feb 2004 11:59:24 GMT
Reply-To:     "Z39.50 Next-Generation Initiative" <[log in to unmask]>
Sender:       "Z39.50 Next-Generation Initiative" <[log in to unmask]>
From:         Mike Taylor <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: Proximity vs recordSchema
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In-Reply-To:  <[log in to unmask]> (message from Robert Sanderson on Wed,
              11 Feb 2004 18:14:41 +0000)

> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 18:14:41 +0000
> From: Robert Sanderson <[log in to unmask]>
>
> dc.title = "space"
>   prox/unit=word/distance=1/ordered
> mods.subtitle = "the final frontier"
> [...]
> If not, how can you ever use proximity between different indexes?

I agree with Ralph that you shouldn't so word proximity across
elements.  (I say "elements" because the fact that you happen to use
different indexes is merely an accident of implementation.)  But you
can of course use

> dc.title = "space^"
>   and
> mods.subtitle = "^the final frontier"

Which gives you what you really want, I suspect.

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