gingerprince
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 posted on 3/3/06 at 10:39 AM |
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Forum Search Facility
How does everyone find the forum search facility? Personally I find it fairly restrictive. It seems that it only searches the exact phrase you
enter, not allowing and "AND" logic etc.
For example if I want to find any threads about radiators for MK's I'd expect to be able to do something like: -
radiator and mk
+radiator +mk
or something similar. But all of these (and radiator mk) come up with nothing. The only way I can see is to use google: -
site:www.locostbuilders.co.uk radiator mk
This then finds the threads for me.
I know the forums uses phpbb and that allows the facility for AND etc, just seems it's turned off?
How does anyone else cope with this?
Sy
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stevebubs
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| posted on 3/3/06 at 12:29 PM |
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Try...
term1%term2
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gingerprince
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| posted on 3/3/06 at 01:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
Try...
term1%term2
wildcarding works better but still not ideal, especially for more than 2 terms.
eg for 2 terms you'd have to search
term1%term2
term2%term1
to catch the terms in different order. for 3 terms it'd be: -
term1%term2%term3
term1%term3%term2
term2%term1%term3
term2%term3%term1
term3%term1%term2
term3%term2%term1
Not as easy as
term1 AND term2 AND term3 
[Edited on 3/3/06 by gingerprince]
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bob
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| posted on 3/3/06 at 01:48 PM |
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The search facility is a bit painfull, i've always thought a data base would be better with more definitive answers.
Or even frequently asked questions, since in wiring headlight dip/main and indicators are probably the most common followed by fans and relays.
A search on rads is minefield to search through, probably best to search polo rad.
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