[Zope] Re: ZCatalog Search Interface Broken (help?)

[Gary Perez]

I found out that the problem was an indexed ZClass with no properties.
Somehow, it was breaking the search interface. Deleting the "empty"
ZClass put the search interface / Catalog back in working condition.

Gary Perez wrote:
> 
> Hi, all.
> 
> First, the versions:
> Linux, Zope 2.3.0, python 1.5.2
> 
> A while back, I set up a couple of Catalog-aware ZClasses that
> auto-update to a Catalog in Zope's root folder. In that same folder, I
> added the standard "Z Search Interface". Somemtime within the last
> couple of months, the search interface stopped working; searching on any
> of the indexed properties of either ZClass returns no results whatsoever.
> 
> Here are the things I checked in various combinations, multiple times:
> - Create new ZClass(es): they still auto-update in the Catalog, search fails
> - Update the Catalog: looks good, search fails
> - Verify the Indexes of the Catalog, redo "Find Objects": works fine,
> search fails
> - Trash original "Search_Form" and "Search_Report" DTML Methods, add new
> from management interface: use Zope defaults, search fails
> 
> During the last month or so, I removed one property from one of the
> ZClasses, and added a different one... neither of which were ever (nor
> will ever be) indexed by the Catalog or searched for via the interface.
> 
> Has anyone run into a similar problem (and, hopefully found a solution)?
> 
> Thanks in advance for your zen & guidance.
> -Gary
> 
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Gary Perez, (insert job title of choice)
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