Search Function Workaround

[hurk27]

The search function is almost impossible to find what you looking for.

You can't no longer look for post by a certain member it will only pull up post started by that member, you can't use the "-" quotes to find a phrase, and search results are not in order.

 

[George Stolz]

Hey folks, Wayne brought this to my attention in the original Input thread, and I just figured out how to get around it.

There are two search types when you click on "Advanced Search". You need to click on "Search Single Content Type" tab, and then search "Posts" to find what you are looking for.

I'll get with Joe to clean this up, now that I figured out what was going on here.

 

[Chamuit]

You can also go to google.com et al and search

"483 phase" site:forums.mikeholt.com

and get 43 (-ish) results for your search phrase.

 

[iwire]

You can also go to google.com et al and search

"483 phase" site:forums.mikeholt.com

and get 43 (-ish) results for your search phrase.

That is what I do, I use Google search directed here.

 

[mivey]

You can also go to google.com et al and search

"483 phase" site:forums.mikeholt.com

and get 43 (-ish) results for your search phrase.

That's what I do also. The search tool here is relatively useless.

 

[iwire]

The search tool here is relatively useless.

That suggests it has some usefulness .......... I have not found any. :grin:

 

[mivey]

That suggests it has some usefulness .......... I have not found any. :grin:

I was being kind. It appears some members use it for something. Perhaps as a patience tester.

 

[iwire]

One of the things that really bothers me is how it decides certain words are 'too common' or 'too short' so they are cast aside.

I thought what I was searching for would be up to me. :roll:

 

[ptonsparky]

I was being kind. It appears some members use it for something. Perhaps as a patience tester.

I use it for a lesson on futility every now and then, hoping something has changed.

 

[480sparky]

One of the things that really bothers me is how it decides certain words are 'too common' or 'too short' so they are cast aside.

I thought what I was searching for would be up to me. :roll:

All forums are like this. They toss out words like 'and', 'the', 'for', 'if' etc.

 

[iwire]

All forums are like this.

I had no idea you were a member of all forums, I think you may have missed a few as not all forum searches are like that.

 

[480sparky]

I had no idea you were a member of all forums, I think you may have missed a few as not all forum searches are like that.

You don't know me very well, do you?

 

[Cow]

I always figured the way you two get along, you must be family?

My mistake.