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Re: [mv] Search engine producing weird reults
****** message to minivend-users from "Rob Zimmerman" <rob@readysite.net> ******
Many thanks for that techniqe. I have all day tommorow to work on this and
will report on what I find.This will help narrow the problem and save
time thanks again.
Rob
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> ****** 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>
> > ******
> >
> >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> ******
> >>
> >> 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....
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Christopher F. Miller, Publisher
> >> cfm@maine.com MaineStreet Communications, Inc 208 Portland
> >> Road, Gray, ME 04039 1.207.657.5078
> >> http://www.maine.com/ Database publishing, e-commerce, office/internet
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Robert Zimmerman [rob@readysite.net]
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