[mb-devel] Is there any more info on the ext:rating returned by the xmlwebservice when you sort for tracks without a Puid

[Robert Kaye]

On Dec 13, 2006, at 8:50 AM, Paul Taylor wrote:

> Hi Rob
>
> Just tried this (using http://test.musicbrainz.org not wonk which  
> doesnt
> work), but has confused me further, the example shows two values  
> passed
> to a single parameter,
>
> The new query on test server seem to show an 'OR on the two values for
> any field,

Yes, this uses the lucene default, which is OR -- its exactly what  
the web page search would give you.

> The title query ones seems to show an 'AND' on the title on the  
> test server
> The title query ones seems to show an 'OR' on the title on the live  
> server.

Correct.

Its clear that the WS collection search isn't going to make you  
happy. You should use the web page search interface and its  
associated help files to determine the right query for your approach.  
Then, send that as the query argument in your search and you should  
be set -- dont bother with the filters anymore.

> if this is as intended, an example of how to use the query  
> parameter to
> do a search on Title and Artist, allowing results which match only one
> or the other would be appreciated

track:(love AND hate) artist:(cyndi pebbles fishbone)

This shows tracks that contain both 'love' and 'hate' from artists  
that contain 'cyndi', 'pebbles' or 'fishbone' in their name:

Score	Num	Track	Duration	Type	Artist	Album	Tracks
100	7	Love-Hate	4:01	soundtrk	Pebbles	Beverly Hills Cop II	11
100	8	Love/Hate	5:22	album	Pebbles	Pebbles	10
90	8	Love...Hate	6:44	album	Fishbone	Chim Chim's Badass Revenge	15
90	6	Love... Hate	6:05	live	Fishbone	1994-11-10: The Rendez-Vous,  
Winnipeg, Canada (disc 1)	7
75	17	Love to Hate	3:25	comp.	Cyndi Lauper	Grandes Sucessos	17
75	5	Love to Hate	3:25	album	Cyndi Lauper	Sisters of Avalon	13
75	5	Love to Hate	3:25	album	Cyndi Lauper	Sisters of Avalon	13

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--ruaok      Somewhere in Texas a village is *still* missing its idiot.

Robert Kaye     --     rob at eorbit.net     --    http://mayhem-chaos.net


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