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Search restrictions by VuDu on 11-20-2004 at 10:47 AM
please remove that 4 min characters limit in the search because it makes it almost impossible to p.e. search for file extensions thread. i can't search for xml or ogg or whatever cause it wont let me.
i guess making the minimun limit to 3 wouldnt hurt the server that much and sure would make the life easier to those that use this forum 
RE: Search restrictions by Sunshine on 11-20-2004 at 11:04 AM
The minimum length for keywords/phrases is 4 characters, or 3 if you're only searching in subjects.
RE: Search restrictions by Millenium_edition on 11-20-2004 at 12:26 PM
cookie posted a post with "tips on searching". tried "xml " ? (with quotes)
RE: Search restrictions by CookieRevised on 11-22-2004 at 02:29 AM
quote:Already asked many times before. The limit is there for server load issues. The limit is also not a big problem at all as there are many alternative things you can do...
Originally posted by VuDu
please remove that 4 min characters limit in the search because it makes it almost impossible to p.e. search for file extensions thread. i can't search for xml or ogg or whatever cause it wont let me.
i guess making the minimun limit to 3 wouldnt hurt the server that much and sure would make the life easier to those that use this forum
Moral: you should have searched first before posting this request/comment, as this was handled/answered before (see below)
quote:CookieRevised's reply to Search: Under four character limit.
Originally posted by Millenium_edition
cookie posted a post with "tips on searching". tried "xml " ? (with quotes)
Related:
Ppl always asking questions that have been asked!
[split] use the search feature!
RE: Search restrictions by VuDu on 11-22-2004 at 12:47 PM
ok thanks,
but im still laughing from the "xml " trick... 
lol. that made me realise that the searching for «xml» will work as «*xml*», i'm not used to that comparing to the all other forums i go to.
i'm not saying its wrong, i'm just saying i didn't thought it worked that way, since it's not explicit nowhere in the search page.
still thanks for the help.
RE: Search restrictions by KeyStorm on 11-22-2004 at 01:46 PM
Well, if you have a sentence like:
quote:It won't work with "xml ". But then try "xml " " xml", which is more efficient.
I will try that in xml.
RE: Search restrictions by CookieRevised on 11-22-2004 at 05:46 PM
quote:Almost all forums have the exact same searchengine! They all work the same; If no other options are available or specified then it is always «*xml*» that is going to be searched...
Originally posted by VuDu
but im still laughing from the "xml " trick... lol. that made me realise that the searching for «xml» will work as «*xml*», i'm not used to that comparing to the all other forums i go to.
i'm not saying its wrong, i'm just saying i didn't thought it worked that way, since it's not explicit nowhere in the search page.
In fact, everywhere you search in Windows, it uses the same non-word search unless you specifically enable the "words only" option if available.
In other words, there is nothing "strange" about it, it is the standard way used everywhere...
quote:No, not on forums.
Originally posted by KeyStorm
Well, if you have a sentence like:quote:It won't work with "xml ". But then try "xml " " xml", which is more efficient.
I will try that in xml.
When you search for two words, it uses the AND operator, not the OR operator.
Searching for: "xml " " xml" means that the text should contain and "xml " and " xml".
see CookieRevised's reply to Search: Under four character limit.
RE: Search restrictions by KeyStorm on 11-22-2004 at 10:01 PM
Someone gotta halfstick that
I noticed it did AND, but whatever, search both strings separately and you might find some more results.
Only that I didn't bother saying that. I feel sooo damn lazy today... 
RE: Search restrictions by .Roy on 11-23-2004 at 09:01 AM
i stil think it should change to 3... letters.. without doing all those extra steps..
RE: Search restrictions by WDZ on 12-01-2004 at 07:40 PM
I added a tip to the error message, that tells you about adding spaces to your keywords. 