01-18-2009, 08:13 AM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fraggle Rock
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Is there a way to use the search function and have it look for only a phrase, and not any word in the phrase. It would make searching for relevant info so much easier. Thanks for your help.
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01-18-2009, 09:32 AM | #2 |
MODERHATER™ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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Try putting it in parentheses. "your phrase here" Otherwise I am of no help. |
01-18-2009, 09:54 AM | #3 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fraggle Rock
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"Didn't work" Thanks tho, for the reply.
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01-18-2009, 09:54 AM | #4 |
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01-18-2009, 09:55 AM | #5 |
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01-18-2009, 01:06 PM | #6 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fraggle Rock
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| Lets say I want to see any comments about " A Main Hobbies " I get every post that someone put " a " in or " main " in or " hobbies " in. You can see it would make it a long search, and not very productive. I did some reading on the star member thing but didn't remember reading anything specific about a better search function. I do like this forum. I think it has a lot to offer. And a bunch of great people on it, in it. Maybe after I finish my first rig I'll get me a star. Thanks for your help! I thought I was missing something with the search function. Wouldn't be the first time I missed something LOL. Thanks again for your help badger! |
01-18-2009, 02:04 PM | #7 | |
Diggin' the new SCX10 II! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Norcal
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This boolean search is a little better then a "a main hobbies" standard search. Hobbies AND (a-main OR "a main") | |
01-18-2009, 02:37 PM | #8 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fraggle Rock
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I just did a search on this forum for - A Main Hobbies -. I got - Showing results 1 to 25 of 255. And this thread was the first at the top of that list. And the letter - a - was the first thing highlighted and finally - A Main Hobbies. The second thread had - a - highlighted all over the thread. Some threads had - main - highlighted and others - hobbies -. When I do a search for - a - all by itself, you are correct. It has no matches. I would rather get 0 or 3 or 5 matches for my search, than 255 that have nothing to do with what I am looking for. I am not trying to be difficult, Please forgive me! I am just trying to figure out If I am missing something. Throw in the fact that I am not very good at explaining and we now have this thread. LOL Thanks a bunch for your patience with me, and your help! I think its time for a couple of these to be directed my way so please post them as needed.LOL Thanks! I read the options for a star member and see the advanced search that comes with being a star member. Just like you said. Thanks for all your help. Last edited by Grump; 01-18-2009 at 04:20 PM. |
01-18-2009, 08:07 PM | #9 |
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01-19-2009, 07:19 AM | #10 | |
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http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/searc...searchid=82604 Only 30 threads and should only include threads that have that Exact phrase in them... | |
01-19-2009, 08:08 AM | #11 |
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