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On 11/28/06, Kevin S. Clarke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > How do you switch to it? How do the pieces talk? This is the point > of standards. If there is a standard way of addressing an index then > you don't have to care what the newest greatest indexer is. This > paragraph seems in contrast to your one above. > Well, what's the guarantee that the next great indexer isn't going to be using /some other standard/ than the one you're using? My only point is, it's a whole lot easier to refactor your application to benefit from a different indexing engine than it is to export all of your data out of something, potentially remodel it to work in another. I suppose it all breaks down to how much work you're willing to invest to keep up with the Joneses (after all, you could just stay with Lucene), but I don't really see the argument of "XQuery is a standard". Just because it's a standard (vs. semi-ubiquitous API) doesn't mean it will have the best tools for a particular problem area. -Ross.