New Board: Search Forums

[Domski]

I seem to run into problems just about every time I try to use the search facility on the new board.

I get messages like this almost every time:

The search term you specified (9) is under the minimum word length (3) and therefore will not be found. Please make this term longer. If this term contains a wildcard, please make this term more specific.

It happens on both my work PC and home one.

Dom

 

[starl]

Might be able to help if you would provide the exact search term(s) you are getting the error with.

 

[Domski]

Hi,

Sorry, I've just realised why I'm getting it. I thought it was telling me that the length of the query was not long enough not the actual words I'm using which is the case.

The one I tried today that failed was: "count dates older than 9 months". Looking back I've also encountered errors which terms like "be" "in" "as" etc.

To me it does seem a strange restriction to put on something like this though.

Dom

 

[starl]

if we didn't, the site would lock up every minute.
the issue you're having is because of the "9"

 

[Domski]

Can't argue with that I guess.

 

[General Ledger]

starl,

After searching for:

format dates in footer


I got this error message:

The search term you specified (in) is under the minimum word length (3) and therefore will not be found. Please make this term longer.
If this term contains a wildcard, please make this term more specific.


I do not understand the problem.

Thanks.

 

[Domski]

It doesn't let you use words less than 3 characters long in your search query. It's the word "in" that's causing the problem.

Bit of a pain and I'm sure it wasn't a limit on the last board but apparently necessary.

 

[starl]

ever notice the problems the last board had? a lot of that was caused by queries.

 

[Domski]

ever notice the problems the last board had? a lot of that was caused by queries.

That I surely did and this is far better .

I'll have to give using Google a go although I always preferred the old board's search facility to that for some odd reason.

 

[starl]

or use quotations marks.. but 9 months is rather specific.... you really should be searching for something more general: count dates older
I mean - who cares if it's 9 months, 3 days, etc.

I found lots of posts using those search terms - one of them is bound to help.