For some reason when I use the "search" feature I can't retrieve posts from the same day.

rnmcd

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For some reason when I use the "search" feature I can't retrieve posts from the same day.

Example, earlier today I read a post and I am now trying to find the thread. When I used keywords (that I know were used in the post) the result is 'no results found.'

Then I went page through page through the threads and I found the thread I was looking for...and the keywords were there.

I do choose "Select all" from the search page.

Am I doing something wrong?

-rnmcd
 

Jason Clark

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rnmcd the full text engine indexes every night not every hour :) So you will have to wait till tomorrow to do a full text search on messages from today.. Full text re-indexing and incremental populations is cpu intensive and disk intensive therefore it runs once per day in the wee hours of the morning.
 

rnmcd

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When I do a keyword search for "acupuncture" it does not pull up the thread that I know has "acupuncture" in it. But it does pull up the same thread when I search with keywork "nealy". These words are in the same post in the same thread.

Any idea why "acupuncture" doesn't pull up the thread?

 

Mday

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probably has to do with whatever algorithm the search engine uses. i.e. whatever shortcuts in terms of letter combinations did not pull acupuncture.

yeah that's all i can say. i may be a comp sci major, but i don't wanna be a programmer.

ron, search engines are not perfect. i'm hoping your PC is okay =)
 

rnmcd

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Why would a Moderator delete the entire thread that I mentioned above (see-- Date Posted: Sep/19/2000 4:18 PM)?

It was just a thread about balding treatments?