Forum Search Problem - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

DMcMahon · 29th Jun 2020, 8:03 am

When I enter key words and do a Forum search I get large number of pages of search results but in no apparent order and often not containing the key words I am interested in.

For example searching for Uher CR 240.

What am I doing wrong ?

David

Dave Moll · 29th Jun 2020, 8:15 am

As I mentioned in a thread about a different search issue, it appears that the Forum search (as opposed to the Google search at the top of the page) will give you all threads that match any word of four or more letters in your search, so in this case it will return everything containing "Uher" and ignore "CR" and "240". if you were to search for "Uher CR240", it would give you all threads containing either "Uher" or "CR240".

If there's a way to search only for threads containing both "Uher" and "CR240", I'd be interested to know.

DMcMahon · 29th Jun 2020, 9:26 am

Thank you David that is very helpful. So for my example, "CR240" is what to search for, for specific threads referencing CR240, "Uher CR240" would give large number of results but most of them just for Uher, "CR 240" being no good as not 4 letters or more.

A real shame that search results do not show just ANDED words.

David

Station X · 29th Jun 2020, 9:34 am

The Google search box at the top of this page will accept Boolean operands. For example:-

Uher AND CR240

Which yields:-

https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=008872...h+this+website

DMcMahon · 29th Jun 2020, 9:40 am

Thank you Graham, that is fantastic !

David

DMcMahon · 25th Nov 2020, 12:22 pm

Can be closed now thank you.

David

29th Jun 2020, 8:03 am	#1
DMcMahon Nonode Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Worthing, West Sussex, UK. Posts: 2,739	Forum Search Problem When I enter key words and do a Forum search I get large number of pages of search results but in no apparent order and often not containing the key words I am interested in. For example searching for Uher CR 240. What am I doing wrong ? David

29th Jun 2020, 8:15 am	#2
Dave Moll Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Cumbria (CA13), UK Posts: 4,994	Re: Forum Search Problem As I mentioned in a thread about a different search issue, it appears that the Forum search (as opposed to the Google search at the top of the page) will give you all threads that match any word of four or more letters in your search, so in this case it will return everything containing "Uher" and ignore "CR" and "240". if you were to search for "Uher CR240", it would give you all threads containing either "Uher" or "CR240". If there's a way to search only for threads containing both "Uher" and "CR240", I'd be interested to know. __________________ Mending is better than Ending (cf Brave New World by Aldous Huxley)

29th Jun 2020, 9:26 am	#3
DMcMahon Nonode Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Worthing, West Sussex, UK. Posts: 2,739	Re: Forum Search Problem Thank you David that is very helpful. So for my example, "CR240" is what to search for, for specific threads referencing CR240, "Uher CR240" would give large number of results but most of them just for Uher, "CR 240" being no good as not 4 letters or more. A real shame that search results do not show just ANDED words. David

29th Jun 2020, 9:34 am	#4
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 17,460	Re: Forum Search Problem The Google search box at the top of this page will accept Boolean operands. For example:- Uher AND CR240 Which yields:- https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=008872...h+this+website __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Keep the soldering iron hot.

29th Jun 2020, 9:40 am	#5
DMcMahon Nonode Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Worthing, West Sussex, UK. Posts: 2,739	Re: Forum Search Problem Thank you Graham, that is fantastic ! David

25th Nov 2020, 12:22 pm	#6
DMcMahon Nonode Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Worthing, West Sussex, UK. Posts: 2,739	Re: Forum Search Problem Can be closed now thank you. David