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#22676 - 06/10/10 04:20 PM Why can't I find stuff using SEARCH?
Samuel Kopstick Offline
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I clicked on "Search" above, and entered: HST
Exactly that - just the one entry.

The result: There are no results for your query. Please try a broader range of search criteria.

But we know that there are entries for this topic!

So, how does the Search really work?
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#22679 - 06/10/10 04:30 PM Re: Why can't I find stuff using SEARCH? [Re: Samuel Kopstick]
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Hi, Samuel,

You're right. Our Webmaster just did some 'tweaking' for you. Please try your search again. You should find that both HST and +HST return many results.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
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#22688 - 06/10/10 06:34 PM Re: Why can't I find stuff using SEARCH? [Re: Softrak Support]
Samuel Kopstick Offline
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Hey - good job!

In the past I used the Search with limited success. Testing it now yields a much better response.
Whatever the Webmaster did - keep it up and thanks.
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#22700 - 06/11/10 09:26 AM Re: Why can't I find stuff using SEARCH? [Re: Samuel Kopstick]
Kate Spontak Offline
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Response is better but still problematic.
I found a post from 2006 that includes both EDI and Edisoft.
But searching for +EDI+Edisoft for the last 5 years yields nothing.
Searching for +EDI or + EDI yields lots of entries that have edi somewhere within a word.
Is there a way to search for an appearance of EDI only when there are spaces before and after those letters?
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#22703 - 06/11/10 09:44 AM Re: Why can't I find stuff using SEARCH? [Re: Kate Spontak]
Wally Kunz Offline
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Not only does the simple Search seem to work well (especially using literal strings with spaces), there is a Find (ctrl-F) within a topic.
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#22704 - 06/11/10 09:44 AM Re: Why can't I find stuff using SEARCH? [Re: Kate Spontak]
Kate Spontak Offline
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Wally just provided the answer to the last question.

Use quotes with a space after the word but not before it.

I like the highlighting of the relevant word.

I especially like being able to enter an odd topic, like "EDI " in the first search box, without having to go to advanced, and seeing lots of results.


Edited by Kate Spontak (06/11/10 09:48 AM)
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#22705 - 06/11/10 09:50 AM Re: Why can't I find stuff using SEARCH? [Re: Kate Spontak]
Michael Mulrooney Offline
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+EDI => 200 results
+" EDI " => 23 results

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Use quotes around a phrase to search for the phrase

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