[Xapian-discuss] query syntax?

[Torsten Foertsch]

Hi,

I am a bit confused about query syntax if wildcard queries are allowed. 
The code looks like:

  my $query=$qp->parse_query( $qstring, FLAG_WILDCARD );
  printf "Parsed query '%s'\n", $query->get_description();

$qstring is "besteigung AND muench"

If the wildcard flag is set $qstring is parsed as:

  Xapian::Query((Zbesteig:(pos=1) OR and:(pos=2) OR Zmuench:(pos=3)))

without FLAG_WILDCARD I get this:

  Xapian::Query((Zbesteig:(pos=1) AND Zmuench:(pos=2)))

That means the wildcard flag turns "AND" from an operator into a search 
word. Is that on purpose?

Can search operators be used together with wildcard searches?

I am using 1.0.9.

Thanks,
Torsten