- From: Mike Taylor <mike@tecc.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 14:35:58 GMT
- To: pvanlierop@geac.fr
- CC: www-zig@w3.org
> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:35:42 +0100 > From: Pieter Van Lierop <pvanlierop@geac.fr> > > 2. what is correct server behavior in a boolean operation when one > part of the operation results in a diagnostic? > Example: > search 1003 jones = 40 hits > OR > search 1004 jones = Unsupported Use attribute. The operation has failed, then: the server couldn't execute the search. > Should the server reply with a non-surrogate diagnostic saying > Unsupported Use Attribute or should it say: 40 records found. Absolutely the former! Consider this example search 1003 veryUnusualWord = 0 hits OR search 1004 veryCommonWord = Unsupported Use attribute You wouldn't want your server to tell the user that there are no hits on either term, would you? Probably there are loads of veryCommonWord hits, but you need to sort your attribute out. _/|_ _______________________________________________________________ /o ) \/ Mike Taylor <mike@miketaylor.org.uk> www.miketaylor.org.uk )_v__/\ "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot" -- Joni Mitchell, "Big Yellow Taxi"
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