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[Post New]06/02/2008 16:25:42
    Subject: Exact name match
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Richard Tobin



Joined: 06/02/2008 16:22:48
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If I submit a query such as http://ws.geonames.org/search?name_equals=london
I expect to get only places with the name London, but in fact I get all kinds of places such as hotels that happen to be in London. Isn't "name_equals" supposed to be an exact match?

[Post New]08/02/2008 19:00:07
    Subject: Re:Exact name match
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marc



Joined: 08/12/2005 07:39:47
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Hi Richard

This was a bug, thanks for reporting it.

Cheers

Marc
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