Hi all, Thought you might want to be aware of a new book about Lucene, which mentions Xapian briefly in Chapter 1; the chapter is available on the website as a sample. www.lucenebook.com Cheers Charlie Hull --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.784 / Virus Database: 530 - Release Date: 27/10/2004