3 letter search limit is frustrating..

zod

When searching the forums I quite often want to search on a 3 letter word.. now I know for server cpu cycles returning so many results would bog the system down.

However if the three letter word is used in conjuction with another longer word - its actually reducing the result set.

It should be possible to lift the 3 letter limit if there is more than one word ?

Am I alone here??

pwd

for searching ibm:
type: ibm*
and so on
problem solved

zod

Thanks .. and even the double wild card eg - *the* works - and for single words - makes the original limit silly then!

Goodshape

You could also use google.

--> ibm site:www.boards.ie

pickarooney

Excellent, this was bugging me in the past on this and other sites

Thorbar

Would it be an idea to put a msg on the search page that suggests to do a google search with the "site:www.boards.ie" qualifier if you can't find what you're looking for with the boardsie search?

I know a lot of people come up against this problem and get pissed off with it without bothering to check the faq or post on feedback.

aidan_walsh

pwd wrote:

for searching ibm:
type: ibm*
and so on
problem solved

I've tried using that method in the past and it keeps throwing the old "three letter limit" my way...

CuLT

I'm almost certain there's a link on the main page which does a google search...

*checks*


Indeed, down the bottom of the main page there's a google powered boards.ie search.

pwd

doodle_sketch wrote:

I've tried using that method in the past and it keeps throwing the old "three letter limit" my way...

Well try it now.
It does work.