skipdot parameter

Use the skipdot parameter of the SocketSearch configuration file to specify how to handle a decimal point when one is encountered. If set to ON, any period or decimal point encountered whithin a section of text being indexed is removed, and the characters on either side made adjacent to each other with no intervening space. If set to OFF, any period or decimal point encountered whithin a section of text being indexed is replaced by a blank.

Example

skipdot value

text being indexed

result

ON

U.S.

US

OFF

U.S.

U S

The value used in the LoadUpdate configuration file must match the value used in the SocketSearch configuration file.

Required

Default

Valid Values

NO

OFF

OFF, ON