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Post #58,106 by admin 10/21/02 7:34:26 PM Reply	And upon an unsuspecting public was unleashed... zIWETHEY Site Search! Break my search... please! (brrrrmp tsht) But seriously folks, it's a search only another could love. Right now it's got everything up til this morning in the search indexes. I need to modify the stored procedures to update the search table upon insert. Shouldn't take long; I just don't feel like doing it this instant. Until then, enjoy full text searching on most of the forums. Syntax: single words or phrases in double quotes. All terms are 'and'ed for the query. Example: subject search of "good man" returns one post; subject search of good man (no quotes) returns six posts. Matches are case insensitive. For single word terms, matches are based on word roots. Example: searching for 'business' will return things with 'busy' in them as well. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #58,116 by Another Scott 10/21/02 7:53:59 PM 10/21/02 7:55:00 PM Reply	Neato! A couple of quick requests. Could you also include the post number in the list of returned matches? In my quick searches, the order of the post creation date/time of the returned articles seems to be arbitrary - having the post number visible as well would make it quicker to find the older/newer post of interest. Also, the button label is "Save" yet repeated searches revert to the blank criteria. Perhaps instead of "Save" a more descriptive label would be "Search Now" or something. Thanks a bunch! [edits - cleaning up the Subject] Cheers, Scott. Edited by Another Scott Oct. 21, 2002, 07:54:20 PM EDT Edited by Another Scott Oct. 21, 2002, 07:55:00 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #58,118 by admin 10/21/02 7:55:26 PM Reply	Oh, jeez. Well, one of those I can take care of in a hurry. I forgot to remove the isAdmin check around the new form button code. :-P Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #58,121 by admin 10/21/02 7:56:44 PM Reply	The fields clear? Odd... I don't see that. I spent a good 15 minutes making sure they didn't clear, in fact. :-P Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #58,126 by Another Scott 10/21/02 8:03:07 PM Reply	They do here, if I'm using it the way you expect. Click on Site Search link. All fields at default except for: Author -> Another Scott Search in message body -> russell Click Save I get 2 links back. If I then click on Site Search again everything's back to the default. I am using JunkBuster but have IWeThey excluded from the proxy bin. HTH. And thanks again for the tool. It'll be *very* handy. Cheers, Scott.
Post #58,128 by admin 10/21/02 8:05:24 PM Reply	Oh, that's working as intended. If you don't get any search results, however, the form will come back with the values you searched. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #58,130 by Another Scott 10/21/02 8:06:32 PM Reply	Okie. I see you already changed the button. Quick work! :-)
Post #58,122 by admin 10/21/02 7:57:46 PM Reply	On sort order: I'm going to be adding result sorting options. I just wanted to get the basics out there first. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #58,120 by slugbug 10/21/02 7:56:09 PM Reply	awesome, Scott! Thanks....
Post #58,125 by boxley 10/21/02 8:00:43 PM Reply	tried to break in the usual fashion, thanks!! good to go will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] "Therefore, by objective standards, the leading managers of the U.S. economy...are collectively, clinically insane." Lyndon LaRouche
Post #58,155 by admin 10/21/02 9:56:10 PM Reply	All data loaded now. And future posts will be entered into the index as well. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #58,218 by drewk 10/22/02 8:53:34 AM Reply	Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nope, nothing else, just that. === Microsoft offers them the one thing most business people will pay any price for - the ability to say "we had no choice - everyone's doing it that way." -- [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=38978\|Andrew Grygus]
Post #58,295 by Yendor 10/22/02 11:19:44 AM Reply	I, uh, think he likes it. Still not completely sure though... -YendorMike What if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about? - Jimmy Buffett, June 20, 2002, Tinley Park
Post #58,299 by drewk 10/22/02 11:25:27 AM Reply	Here's the thing Up until this week, whenever I would describe this place (software + audience) to anyone and compare it to the old IWE, I would always come to the "but": "But it doesn't have any searhing yet." Now there is no "but". It's everything that we liked about the old IWE software, plus a whole lot more. The only things missing (and neither is technical) are regular columnists -- ones who have the time and resources to devote to regular, feature-length articles -- and a steady stream of fresh readers. And the second of those is only potentially an asset, as the S/N ratio would likely plummet. === Microsoft offers them the one thing most business people will pay any price for - the ability to say "we had no choice - everyone's doing it that way." -- [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=38978\|Andrew Grygus]
Post #58,305 by admin 10/22/02 11:36:34 AM 10/22/02 11:42:14 AM Reply	Excellent. Yes, search has been a sticking point for a while.\r\n \r\nPersonally, I gauge a feature's usefulness by how long it takes me to start using it.\r\n \r\n \r\n Save Without Preview: immediate. Big win. \r\n Show New Forums Only: immediate. REALLY big win. Performance win too. \r\n Codes/link translation: immediate. Cool, but not as massively time-saving as the first two. \r\n Link targets: eh. I immediately set it to 'same window' and left it. \r\n Search: not immediate, but I have used it at least once (to post that link about Ballmer and the X-box in Australia). Useful as all hell when you need it; no-op otherwise. \r\n \r\n \r\nWe used to have some regular columnists (poke Robert Brewer and Wade)... Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..." Edited by admin Oct. 22, 2002, 11:42:14 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #58,313 by bepatient 10/22/02 11:40:10 AM Reply	1 and 2 >are< huge. Search would have come in handy on a couple of occasions...and I'm sure I'll have a moment of weakness and fall in need again. You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! _{Laurie Anderson} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #58,655 by static 10/22/02 11:49:47 PM Reply	All my articles are still around. They're on [link\|http://yceran.org/static/\|my web server] with links to the few that I also posted here for discussions. But yes, I should some more. Wade. "Ah. One of the difficult questions."

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