5 registered
(hightinerary, CMC, 3 invisible)
and 13 anonymous users online.
|
|
|
#43831 - 12-28-07 09:29 PM
Searching
|
RAC
Member
Registered: 09-28-07
Posts: 122
Loc: New York
(207.237.117.208)
|
I was wondering if there is some method other than the obvious to get the correct results when performing searches on the board/forums?
For example, I was typing in ice axe (with or without parens) or bears as subjects and it returns nothing, which I find hard to believe there is nothing on the topics as a subject in the last year??
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#43832 - 12-28-07 10:32 PM
Re: Searching
[Re: RAC]
|
Steve C
Member
Registered: 01-16-03
Posts: 1650
Loc: Fresno, CA
(75.10.109.156)
|
You have to change the "Date Range" before you click the Submit button, because with no change, it only looks at the past 1 week.
Change the Week(s) to Year(s), and you will find lots of hits.
I just wish it would list a thread only once, instead of listing each message within the thread where your word occurs.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#43875 - 12-31-07 09:47 PM
Re: Searching
[Re: Steve C]
|
RAC
Member
Registered: 09-28-07
Posts: 122
Loc: New York
(207.237.117.208)
|
Yes, that helps a bit, but there are still queries that result in nothing when I search for topics that I would imagine exist. Or, it gives a message reading: "You cannot make another search at this time please try again in a few minutes".
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#43878 - 01-01-08 02:07 AM
Re: Searching
[Re: RAC]
|
Steve C
Member
Registered: 01-16-03
Posts: 1650
Loc: Fresno, CA
(75.10.109.156)
|
Like I said above, the search utility isn't perfect.
Getting that "retry in a few minutes" is there to protect the server from getting overloaded. The search takes a lot of computer work, so the software only lets you perform a set number of searches in some time span.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#43879 - 01-01-08 06:44 AM
Re: Searching
[Re: Steve C]
|
RAC
Member
Registered: 09-28-07
Posts: 122
Loc: New York
(207.237.117.208)
|
ok, fair enough. I thought there was something I was doing wrong. Thanks for the input.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
