Searching and sorting by a float field with thinking sphinx

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Published on 2009-05-18T19:06:51Z Indexed on 2010/06/01 0:03 UTC
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I'm using thinking sphinx to for search on a rails app. I have a float field called 'height'. I need to be able to search this field for exact values (i.e. exactly 6.0, not 6.5). I also need to be able to sort on the field.

What I have so far:

indexes height, :sortable => true

Problem: doesn't sort properly, returns 6.0 and 6.5 if I search for '6'

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