Search results do not take into account exclusions (NOT) nor wild card characters (?)

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: High
    • 2.2
    • Affects Version/s: 2.1.3
    • Component/s: Search - Core
    • Environment:

      Standalone with MySQL backend on a Windows server 2003. JDK j2sdk 1.4.2_10.
      Client running on Windows 2K with IE6.

      The searching Syntax indicates the following capabilities:

      • To search for content that contains "chalk" but NOT "cheese"
        chalk NOT cheese
        I found cases when this does not work and returns results that contains both words.
        It may be linked with fact that the first word mixes letters and digits: EN9100 NOT principles
        Same problem using the form:
        chalk -cheese
      • To search for "butter" or "batter" you can use the search:
        b?tter
        I cannot get this to work and a search for "sim?lator" doesn't find my pages with "simulator"
      • You can also use the wildcard in the middle of a term.
        b*tter doesn't work either.

      We consider this as a serious problem because it is utmost important for the users to know that they can rely on the search engine. This is one of the key components in a Wiki system.

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              Reporter:
              Christian Barthelemy
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