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The text extenders do add text search capabilities to SQL. From the PDF -

"DB2 Text Extender adds the power of full-text retrieval to SQL queries"

PDF can be found at

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/topic/books/sh126720.pdf


There is also an HTTP text search component, iSeries Webserver Search Engine, information at

http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/http/services/search.html

It is only for searching for a web site, I think, but not sure - haven't used it. It handles only text files and html files.


And there is a new thing that I saw at the DB2/RPG Summit called OmniFind that can search many types of documents - Word, etc. Not just text or html. Kent Milligan has a white paper on it with this quote-

"OmniFind Text Search Server for DB2 for i delivers the common DB2 Family text-search technology to the IBM i developer community. It requires a minimum operating-system release level of IBM i 6.1. OmniFind also replaces the DB2 Text Extender product that is available on previous IBM i releases. Unlike its predecessor product, OmniFind is a no-charge product. Currently, the product must be ordered and installed separately. The OmniFind Text Search Server product identification number is 5733-OMF."

PDF available at

http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/enable/site/education/wp/1fe46/1fe46.pdf

It has google-like weighted search capabilities - very cool stuff. And did you notice, it is free? This adds functions to SQL, just like Text Extenders did/does.

HTH
Vern

rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Talking out of complete ignorance here, truly, but does DB2 UDB Text Extenders mean anything? Out of curiosity I tried to search for that but wasn't having much luck.


Rob Berendt

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