Re: [mv] Search engine producing weird reults

["kyle@invisio.com" <kyle@invisio.com>]

******    message to minivend-users from "kyle@invisio.com" <kyle@invisio.com>     ******

Depending on the size of your products database, try making
a test page that simply loops through each item and displays
all of the fields in the browser in some kind of format that can
be easily looked over to notice any problems. For example
put everything in a table, or better yet if certain fields should
always contain data, place a simple if statement in the block
to print out bold red text to flag an error.

Doing it this way will check the db that is built from your asc
file and if you spot the error(s) here you can then zero in on 
the asc file to see what is happening.

Kyle (KC)

At 08:48 PM 1/26/00 -0500, you wrote:
>******    message to minivend-users from "Rob Zimmerman" <rob@readysite.net> 
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>Howdy, I finally had a moment to get back on this. I have dumped the 
>sessiondb and now have a new one, I have restarted MV and rebuilt the 
>catalog. My search engine is still behaving badly. I swtiched back to text 
>based searches and that too is currupt. I have put an out of order not on the 
>search page as the shop is still fine otherwise, online encrypted orders as 
>long as they dont touch the search engine.
>
>Do you think its somewhere in the products database? Or should I rewrite 
>the search form page. The result page works for everything but the search so 
>I dont think it is that....
>
>Clues suggestions anything accepted....
>
>many thanks,
>Rob
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>> ******    message to minivend-users from "Mr. Christopher F. Miller"
>> <cfm@maine.com>     ******
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>> On Tue, Jan 25, 2000 at 07:34:57AM -0500, Rob Zimmerman wrote:
>> > ******    message to minivend-users from "Rob Zimmerman"
>> > <rob@readysite.net>     ******
>> > 
>> > I rebuilt the products.db with no luck. The thing is everthing else
>> > works until you use the search engine. I will now go over the
>> > products.asc with a fine tooth comb. 
>> 
>> You omitted mention of killing and restarting.  Did you?
>> 
>> I've seen changes in order profiles and embedded perl code causing 
>> unpredictable results.  I'd suggest blowing away session database too, if
>> you can.  Something is corrupt and it can be within perl instance.
>> 
>> > >          That is the result of a corrupted products.asc or 
>> > > products.gdbm.  I'm quite good at doing that.  Stop your minivend
>> > > server, move products.gdbm to a backup and restart the server.  If
>> > > that doesn't fix it, examine your products.asc for mistakes.  Oh, not
>> > > to mention, pitch all your page/search caches to be safe.
>> > > 
>> > > 
>> > > 
>> > > >The only thing I can think of is that I have been doing alot of work
>> > > >with
>> > > > HTDIG on the server along with Mhonarc. I am running MV 3.12
>> > > >Perl5.005_03 I have tried a real basic search as well. The result
>> > > >page works fine with catalog results but when the search results hit
>> > > >its all messed up as mentioned above....
>> 
>> 
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