Atul Mohidekar
26-Jul-2008, 11:42
Hi,
I'm trying to figure out the different search string patterns supported on the LF forum. Different search engines support different search string patterns (e.g. AND, OR, parenthesis, quotes, etc.). For example, google and eBay support very different search string patterns.
1. How are the logical AND and OR operators supported in the search string patterns?
For example, google supports the following:
Arca OR B1 OR ballhead - finds all the pages that have either of the three words, Arca, B1 or ballhead, present in the text
Arca AND B1 AND ballhead - finds all the pages that have all of the three words, Arca, B1 and ballhead, present in the text
2. Why doesn't search for B1 return any results on the forum? I have tried B1 and "B1" (with quotes), but neither one returns any results. B-1 does return posts that have B-1 present in the text. But I want to search for B1 and not for B-1.
3. The grouping of words with quotation marks does not seem to work on the forum. For example, "Arca Swiss ballhead" should return all the posts that have the three words exactly in that sequence next to each other. But this serach string returns all the posts that have all the three words present anywhere in the post, not necessarily in that sequence. Is there any other way of accomplishing this search functionality on the forum?
4. I have not mentioned some other slightly advanced patterns supported by other search engines. Are there any other search string patterns supported on the forum?
Thanks.
// Atul
I'm trying to figure out the different search string patterns supported on the LF forum. Different search engines support different search string patterns (e.g. AND, OR, parenthesis, quotes, etc.). For example, google and eBay support very different search string patterns.
1. How are the logical AND and OR operators supported in the search string patterns?
For example, google supports the following:
Arca OR B1 OR ballhead - finds all the pages that have either of the three words, Arca, B1 or ballhead, present in the text
Arca AND B1 AND ballhead - finds all the pages that have all of the three words, Arca, B1 and ballhead, present in the text
2. Why doesn't search for B1 return any results on the forum? I have tried B1 and "B1" (with quotes), but neither one returns any results. B-1 does return posts that have B-1 present in the text. But I want to search for B1 and not for B-1.
3. The grouping of words with quotation marks does not seem to work on the forum. For example, "Arca Swiss ballhead" should return all the posts that have the three words exactly in that sequence next to each other. But this serach string returns all the posts that have all the three words present anywhere in the post, not necessarily in that sequence. Is there any other way of accomplishing this search functionality on the forum?
4. I have not mentioned some other slightly advanced patterns supported by other search engines. Are there any other search string patterns supported on the forum?
Thanks.
// Atul