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Post by hubcap52 on Sept 1, 2011 11:14:51 GMT -5
Wondering if anyone has found out how to change the 4 character limit on search terms. This hobble makes the function virtually useless for finding bullet weights, powder #'s, bullet acronyms, etc. It's been mentioned by some to use Google, but I haven't had success with that, as well as my hesitation to support an anti-gun company.
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Post by Jeremy on Sept 1, 2011 16:10:13 GMT -5
It seems to be working for me. I just searched "Remington" and came up with this thread : dougsmessageboards.proboards.com/index.cgiAre you sure that you have the correct settings for date range? Default is only 7 days... |
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Post by hubcap52 on Sept 18, 2011 18:52:26 GMT -5
I'm talking about the 4 character limit on search terms. Any terms such as "250 gr.", "SWC", etc. are eliminated from the search and will yield no results.
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Post by Jeremy on Sept 20, 2011 9:16:04 GMT -5
Apparently it is in place to prevent searches with too many results from bogging down the proboards server. It doesnt sound like they will adjust it for us. I can see their point though. If you search for "the" - their server has to read and record thousands of records and it becomes an issue for them.
Sorry but it seems like we cant get around that limitation.
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Post by Jon on Sept 20, 2011 13:51:19 GMT -5
So why do they offer the search if you have to be a linguist to use it. I've had very little sucess with it. Even when I used more than 3 letters and knew the info was there? Everyone must be a lot brighter than I.
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Post by Jeremy on Sept 20, 2011 14:09:51 GMT -5
If you scroll down to the bottom of the search page - the default is set to the past 7 days. I usually type in 999 days to go back a ways. Try that and see if it helps.
I honestly dont use it that often but it does work as long as you have the variables set the way they should be.
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Post by redspinner3 on Nov 23, 2011 20:57:13 GMT -5
i just stopped trying ng.
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