Re: Can I query across multiple contexts in one call?

Hi Lisa,

You will have to write up a routine to do the recursive queries across
collections(contexts). You could also rethink how your storing your data
and nest the extra data inside xml files.

Todd

Lisa McCabe wrote:
> Hi,
>  
> I need to query multiple XML files, across multiple directories (or
> contexts as Xindice calls them).
>  
> For example, in the following directory structure:
>  
>             a
>             /\
>         b        c
>     /  /         /   \
> d    e        f      g
>  
> where a contains b and c
> b contains d and e, and
> c contains f and g
>  
> I would like to have my URI point to b and have Xindice check
> directories b, d, and e and returns results based on my xpath query. Is
> there some kind of wildcard that I can use in my URI or a trigger to
> Xindice telling it to make a resursive search? I would hate to have to
> make 3 calls when I could make one!
>  
> Thanks,
> Lisa McCabe
>