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Adi Head · January 2nd, 2003, 12:50 PM

i think i sent you an email sometime back on this subject, but i'm not sure.

regarding the SEARCH engine for finding threads by key words. i have used this function a number of times before posting a thread, to see if the subject that interests me has been threaded in the past.

unfortunately the search engine will not accept key words under three letters. this limit i imagine has some logic behind it, but it doesn't take into account the numerous abbreviations people tend to use. one cant look up: DV, PC, FX, AF, VV, G2, etc...

wouldn't it be possible to make 2-letter words searchable as long as there is a minimum of lets say... 2 key words to search?

just wondering.

Chris Hurd · January 2nd, 2003, 12:58 PM

Howdy from Texas,

I did take this into consideration some weeks ago and changed the minimum search string to two characters... tried it just a minute ago and it seems to work; let me know if you have any problems. Also Adi, please fill out your location ("edit user profile" under the "user cp" option at top of page). Hope this helps,

January 2nd, 2003, 12:50 PM	#1
Adi Head Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 642	to board modifiers - re: SEARCH i think i sent you an email sometime back on this subject, but i'm not sure. regarding the SEARCH engine for finding threads by key words. i have used this function a number of times before posting a thread, to see if the subject that interests me has been threaded in the past. unfortunately the search engine will not accept key words under three letters. this limit i imagine has some logic behind it, but it doesn't take into account the numerous abbreviations people tend to use. one cant look up: DV, PC, FX, AF, VV, G2, etc... wouldn't it be possible to make 2-letter words searchable as long as there is a minimum of lets say... 2 key words to search? just wondering.

January 2nd, 2003, 12:58 PM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Howdy from Texas, I did take this into consideration some weeks ago and changed the minimum search string to two characters... tried it just a minute ago and it seems to work; let me know if you have any problems. Also Adi, please fill out your location ("edit user profile" under the "user cp" option at top of page). Hope this helps, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!