Xapian discuss - Aug 2005 - WritableDatabase::replace_document and PERL

Whenever I try to update a document in our database using the following
command (in PERL):

 

$db->replace_document($uniquestring, $document);

 

Where:

$db is a Search::Xapian::WritableDatabase object

$document is a Search::Xapian::Document object

$uniquestring is a string unique to the document being replaced

 

I get the following error:

 

Argument "SEC_ID:0000000003-96-000039" isn't numeric in subroutine
entry


 

(SEC_ID:0000000003-96-000039 was the unique string in this case).

 

How do I specify that I want the:

 

WritableDatabase::replace_document(const std::string &unique_term, const
Xapian::Document &document) implementation

 

As opposed to:

 

WritableDatabase::replace_document(Xapian::docid did, const
Xapian::Document &document) implementation

 

Thanks,

Colin

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On Fri, Aug 19, 2005 at 12:00:45PM -0400, Colin B. Thomas
wrote:
> How do I specify that I want the:
> 
> WritableDatabase::replace_document(const std::string &unique_term,
const
> Xapian::Document &document) implementation
> 
> As opposed to:
> 
> WritableDatabase::replace_document(Xapian::docid did, const
> Xapian::Document &document) implementation
The former is wrapped as "replace_document_by_term".  Similarly the
delete_document variant is "delete_document_by_term".

This isn't documented, except in Changes (and the XS source code).
I'll fix that.

Cheers,
    Olly