Karsten wrote: > for large file content: > Field::STORE_NO | Field::INDEX_TOKENIZED > for less file content: > Field::STORE_YES | Field::INDEX_TOKENIZED I just looked at my code, and I was indeed using Field::STORE_YES even for the file contents. No wonder my index was as big as the files I was indexing. Field::STORE_NO significantly reduces the index size. /me grins sheepishly /me looks around furtively The file size, for those who want to know, was reduced to a meager 20megs. Lesson learned: RTFM. > Just look at the Field.h header and I also recommend to take a look into the > book > 'Lucene in Action'. Even if it is about the Java version, all applies to the > C++ version > too. Yes, I think I need that now. -- Ankur Sethi http://uncool.in