yaz_search
yaz_search prepares for a search on the given connection.
Like yaz_connect this function is non-blocking and only prepares for a search to be executed later when yaz_wait is called.
Parameters
- id
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The connection resource returned by yaz_connect.
- type
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This parameter represents the query type - only "rpn" is supported now in which case the third argument specifies a Type-1 query in prefix query notation.
- query
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The RPN query is a textual representation of the Type-1 query as defined by the Z39.50 standard. However, in the text representation as used by YAZ a prefix notation is used, that is the operator precedes the operands. The query string is a sequence of tokens where white space is ignored unless surrounded by double quotes. Tokens beginning with an at-character (@) are considered operators, otherwise they are treated as search terms.
RPN Operators
Construct Description @and query1 query2 intersection of query1 and query2 @or query1 query2 union of query1 and query2 @not query1 query2 query1 and not query2 @set name result set reference @attrset set query specifies attribute-set for query. This construction is only allowed once - in the beginning of the whole query @attr [set] type=value query applies attribute to query. The type and value are integers specifying the attribute-type and attribute-value respectively. The set, if given, specifies the attribute-set. You can find information about attributes at the Z39.50 Maintenance Agency site.
Note:
If you would like to use a more friendly notation, use the CCL parser - functions yaz_ccl_conf and yaz_ccl_parse.
Return Values
Returns true on success or false on failure.