Author Topic: Question about searching this BB (Read 353 times)

Mickey1992 · « **on:** October 03, 2000, 09:31:00 AM »

I wanted to search the Bug Forum for the word "ack". So I go to the search form and search for ack (no quotes) and it returns way too many hits. I find that it was returning partial hits like posts with the word "back". I tried the search again with quotes around "ack", but then it doesn't return anything.

Anyone know how to search for a specific word and not get partial matches?

Mickey

snafu · « **Reply #1 on:** October 03, 2000, 01:42:00 PM »

Hi Mickey1992,
This is a good one

I puzzled over this because of exactly the example you have used.

The way around it that I have found is to put a "^" infront of the work ( ^ack )

Works for me anyway

TTFN
snafu

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 03, 2000, 02:37:00 PM »

Snafu,
Thanks, that did it.

ps. Is North Warwickshire near Warwick Castle? I was there once I think.

Mickey

snafu · « **Reply #3 on:** October 03, 2000, 05:06:00 PM »

Hi Mickey1992,
Warwick Castle is about 20 miles South from me, I am right at the North end of Warwickshire, 200yds from the boundary to Staffordshire (Next county north)

TTFN
snafu