search problem...

jiclark · 08-01-2003, 01:13 PM

I'm trying to search for hints regarding iCal, but unfortunately, it brings up any word that has those for letters consecutively within it. So I get almost 700 hits, most of which have nothing to do with iCal!

Is there any way around this problem???

Thanks,
John-o

griffman · 08-01-2003, 01:31 PM

Search for:

"_ical" or "_ical_", including the quotes, replacing the "_" with a space character (I used the underscore just so it was obvious). That forces a search for the exact text inside the quotes.

I found 128 threads...

-rob.

jiclark · 08-01-2003, 01:38 PM

But does this work for searching the Hints section of your site? I can't get quotation marks to work when I use the Hints search engine, but it seems to work in the forum.

Am I mistaken?

griffman · 08-01-2003, 01:39 PM

No, it doesn't. I have someone working on an enhanced search engine that fixes that glitch, along with others. I hope to have it installed soon.

Searching for iCal stuff on hints requires putting in additional context, like (no quotes) "iCal date" or "iCal event".

-rob.

08-01-2003, 01:13 PM	#1
jiclark Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: San Juan Mts, Colo. Posts: 283	search problem... I'm trying to search for hints regarding iCal, but unfortunately, it brings up any word that has those for letters consecutively within it. So I get almost 700 hits, most of which have nothing to do with iCal! Is there any way around this problem??? Thanks, John-o

08-01-2003, 01:38 PM	#3
jiclark Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: San Juan Mts, Colo. Posts: 283	Thanks Rob!.. But does this work for searching the Hints section of your site? I can't get quotation marks to work when I use the Hints search engine, but it seems to work in the forum. Am I mistaken?

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08-01-2003, 01:31 PM	#2
griffman MVP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,471	Search for: "_ical" or "_ical_", including the quotes, replacing the "_" with a space character (I used the underscore just so it was obvious). That forces a search for the exact text inside the quotes. I found 128 threads... -rob.

08-01-2003, 01:39 PM	#4
griffman MVP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,471	No, it doesn't. I have someone working on an enhanced search engine that fixes that glitch, along with others. I hope to have it installed soon. Searching for iCal stuff on hints requires putting in additional context, like (no quotes) "iCal date" or "iCal event". -rob.