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Autotelik

05-07-02 08:53 PM

Question on the search function

I've been having problems doing searches. It seems that the search function doesn't retrieve all possible matches.

For example, I wanted to retrieve the "2002 Rank them as you see them thread" in Movie Talk. I wasn't sure if this was the right name for the thread, so I just typed in "2002" for the search.

It brought up some threads with "2002" in the title, but not the one I wanted.

I finally found the thread by browsing page by page.

I seem to have this problem frequently- the search function doesn't seem to get all the threads/posts.

Any suggestions?

Blade

05-07-02 09:47 PM

The following is in the FAQ thread at the top of this forum under searching:

Quote:

Also, the search engine does not do partial matches automatically. If you search on DVD it will only find DVD, not DVDs. If you're sure the word(s) you're searching for have been used, try adding "*" to your search. Either like this: DVD*, or like this: *DVD*.

I'd suggest doing a search on *2002 or *2002* and see if it gives you the result you were looking for.

-David

Autotelik

05-07-02 10:14 PM

thanks. that worked.

when i read the faq, i only skimmed over the part that said finding DVD will not retrieve DVDs... so i missed the "*" bit.

Blade

05-08-02 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Autotelik
thanks. that worked.

when i read the faq, i only skimmed over the part that said finding DVD will not retrieve DVDs... so i missed the "*" bit.

Thanks for reading it! :)

You're right, though, I kind of buried that information. I've gone back and tried to make that part stand out a little more.

Thanks.

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