Forum search facility - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

kalee20 · 26th Jan 2012, 8:54 pm

I'm wondering how the 'search' facility works, with multiple words?

Really, I'm looking for info on Bentley Acoustic, who sold valves. I searched 'bentley' (hoping case insensitive) and it came up with two pages. Not wanting to trawl through all threads, I then searched 'bentley acoustic' and came up with ten pages!

Apparently, from looking at threads that the search found, the search finds threads with word1 OR word2 OR word 3 etc. But, I wanted an AND facility.

I tried searching for ' "bentley acoustic" ' (ie enclosing my quote text in quotes), still no luck! And there's nothing in the 'advanced search' either.

Andrewausfa · 26th Jan 2012, 9:51 pm

I don't think the AND operator works.

I've always used Google advanced search as VRRR seems quite well indexed.

This should work if you copy and paste into Google, removing the speech marks

"bentley acoustic site:https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum"

Andrew

26th Jan 2012, 8:54 pm	#1
kalee20 Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lynton, N. Devon, UK. Posts: 7,077	Forum search facility I'm wondering how the 'search' facility works, with multiple words? Really, I'm looking for info on Bentley Acoustic, who sold valves. I searched 'bentley' (hoping case insensitive) and it came up with two pages. Not wanting to trawl through all threads, I then searched 'bentley acoustic' and came up with ten pages! Apparently, from looking at threads that the search found, the search finds threads with word1 OR word2 OR word 3 etc. But, I wanted an AND facility. I tried searching for ' "bentley acoustic" ' (ie enclosing my quote text in quotes), still no luck! And there's nothing in the 'advanced search' either.

26th Jan 2012, 9:51 pm	#2
Andrewausfa Octode Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: St Ives, Cambridgeshire, UK. Posts: 1,180	Re: Forum search facility I don't think the AND operator works. I've always used Google advanced search as VRRR seems quite well indexed. This should work if you copy and paste into Google, removing the speech marks "bentley acoustic site:https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum" Andrew __________________ Invisible airwaves crackle with life. Or they should do. BVWS Member