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OSCAR:
I've found that I pretty much always have to change the drop down list from "Search -ALL- members only" to "Any poster" to find what I am looking for. Even when I am looking for something I know I posted, sometimes it won't turn up unless I change that box.
GamingGreg:
Okay, here's one example. A couple days ago I tried searching for some info on the on light gun with the ArcadeVGA card issue. I remember the problem being discussed a few months back, but I couldn't remember the solution. So I went to the advanced search and typed in "lightgun arcadevga" and changed the "Max age since last post" to 300, and the clicked "search". I came up with no results. I tried the same thing, but this time searching only the main and monitor forums, still nothing. I eventually found my info by doing a one word search and then wading through lots of irrelevant posts. That post BTW, did contain both of those words.
I tried this same search just now, and I only got one result (a post I made two days ago). I still don't see the info from a few months ago come up. Anyway this happens to me quite often, and I find myself trying different variations of the search, just to find something. If it's fairly recent, I tend to use the "next page" thing and use my browser's word search.
Anyway that's my plight. (BTW, I also did try using "any poster" in my above search, and it made not difference in my case.)
saint:
I just did that search and got 26 hits. Here's the parameters I used. Compare to what you used?
Search terms: "lightgun arcadevga" -- match all words
Selected: Main forum, monitor forum. -- search: all members only.
Fields to search: Subject, Message
Max age since last post: 999 days
Display how many results: 999
I got the same 26 hits with 300 days instead of 999 days.
Is it possible you put the 300 in hours instead of the days field?
Please compare how I searched, try it, and see if the post you were looking for comes up?
If that ends up being the problem I may change the search function to default to 999 days (still can change it) and delete the hours field altogether.
Thanks for testing!
--- saint
--- Quote from: GamingGreg on January 29, 2004, 02:56:57 pm ---Okay, here's one example. A couple days ago I tried searching for some info on the on light gun with the ArcadeVGA card issue. I remember the problem being discussed a few months back, but I couldn't remember the solution. So I went to the advanced search and typed in "lightgun arcadevga" and changed the "Max age since last post" to 300, and the clicked "search". I came up with no results. I tried the same thing, but this time searching only the main and monitor forums, still nothing. I eventually found my info by doing a one word search and then wading through lots of irrelevant posts. That post BTW, did contain both of those words.
I tried this same search just now, and I only got one result (a post I made two days ago). I still don't see the info from a few months ago come up. Anyway this happens to me quite often, and I find myself trying different variations of the search, just to find something. If it's fairly recent, I tend to use the "next page" thing and use my browser's word search.
Anyway that's my plight. (BTW, I also did try using "any poster" in my above search, and it made not difference in my case.)
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GamingGreg:
Okay, when I tried it with your parameters, I got 26 hits as well. I played with a few variations, it it appears it has something to do with the "Display how many results?" field. If it's set to 50, I get one result, but if set to 999, I get 26 results. If you can default, this field to 999, that could help.
Also, on the hours thing; I'm not sure anyone uses or cares about that. Usually when I'm using the search, I'm looking for stuff older than a day. That feature probably creates more confusion, than it helps.
saint:
Ah, excellent feedback! OK, I will go tinker ...
--- Quote from: GamingGreg on January 30, 2004, 03:05:25 pm ---Okay, when I tried it with your parameters, I got 26 hits as well. I played with a few variations, it it appears it has something to do with the "Display how many results?" field. If it's set to 50, I get one result, but if set to 999, I get 26 results. If you can default, this field to 999, that could help.
Also, on the hours thing; I'm not sure anyone uses or cares about that. Usually when I'm using the search, I'm looking for stuff older than a day. That feature probably creates more confusion, than it helps.
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