[Xapian-discuss] Bug: scriptindex - xapian-omega 0.9.99_svn8484

[Rafael "SDM" Sierra]

On 5/11/07, Olly Betts <olly at survex.com> wrote:
> If you want numbers to sort numerically, you'll either need to zero (or
> space) pad them, or prefix the length of the integer part (say prefix
> A for 1 up to Z for 26).  For example:
>
> Value                   Zero Pad                   Length Prefix
>
> 0                       00000000                   A0
> 9.48910782703839        00000009.48910782703839    A9.48910782703839
> 12                      00000012                   B12
> 44.7864142310669        00000044.7864142310669     B44.7864142310669
> 997.4                   00000997.4                 C997.4
> 1000000                 01000000                   G1000000
>

This is a commom mistake (I fall in this trap too :P), I'll write a
page in the wiki to explain this behavior and how to correct (Python
an C++).

I'll post this in my blog too (portuguese version).

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Rafael "SDM" Sierra
http://stiod.com.br/