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| Author: | scottie [ Nov 11th, '07, 06:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Buggy forum search |
The search feature of this forum doesn't work as I expected. I've suspected it of being buggy for a while but just ascribed it to early onset dementia. 
Anyway, if I perform a keyword search for "wetearth Brisbane" & check "search for all terms" it finds zero matches. Notably, it fails to find this topic: http://www.backyardaquaponics.com/forum ... .php?t=967 It still fails if I do "wetearth and Brisbane" and check "... use query as entered". |
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| Author: | EllKayBee [ Nov 11th, '07, 15:51 ] |
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why complicate things 
just use wetearth - works a treat (and check "display results as posts") |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Nov 11th, '07, 15:53 ] |
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And remember to check the "Posts" button rather than the default "Threads" 
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| Author: | scottie [ Nov 11th, '07, 19:04 ] |
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EllKayBee wrote: why complicate things just use wetearth - works a treat As a software engineer, I've heard some great excuses for not fixing bugs before, and ... that's a ripper!! There's so much useful information here. It's frustrating to be unable to find something because there's a serious bug in the search feature - to whomever hosts this site, [glow=red]PLEASE FIX IT![/glow] Another example: searching on "best and zero" returns a whole bunch of results with _only_ "zero" appearing in them. Quote: (and check "display results as posts")
Yep, I usually do. |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Nov 11th, '07, 19:07 ] |
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Quote: As a software engineer, I've heard some great excuses for not fixing bugs before
Now if you were a software programmer you wouldn't see them as "bugs" at all...... They'd be design enhancements 
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Nov 11th, '07, 19:09 ] |
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On a serious note Scottie, the original PHP developer(s) that designed the site are no longer around and contactable.... If you have any experience with PHP .... PM Joel he'd be delighted. |
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| Author: | scottie [ Nov 11th, '07, 19:40 ] |
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RupertofOZ wrote: scottie wrote: As a software engineer, I've heard some great excuses for not fixing bugs before Now if you were a software programmer you wouldn't see them as "bugs" at all...... They'd be design enhancements Nah Rupe, they're always bugs ... unless they're in my code, in which case they're "features"! RupertofOZ wrote: the original PHP developer(s) that designed the site are no longer around Bugger. How much did they modify/enhance phpBB? It's a shame the site can't be upgraded to the latest version of phpBB - I'm sure such a serious bug would be fixed. RupertofOZ wrote: If you have any experience with PHP .... PM Joel
I've developed in PHP before. To my mind this is more of a software upgrade issue, than a get-down-and-dirty-with-the-code thing. |
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| Author: | scottie [ Nov 11th, '07, 19:42 ] |
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RupertofOZ wrote: If you have any experience with PHP .... PM Joel he'd be delighted.
Speaking of Joel, is he back in the virtual world yet? I want to buy a pump from him. |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Nov 11th, '07, 19:47 ] |
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Yep, he was online this arvo.... |
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| Author: | steve [ Nov 11th, '07, 20:15 ] |
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scotty, don't know if any iof the usual operands like " " & and work with the search. Unfortunatly the board was modded rather heavily before the modder cut and run. i've tried a few relatively simple mods that have bummed out. |
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| Author: | scottie [ Nov 12th, '07, 06:14 ] |
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Hi Steve, steve wrote: scotty, don't know if any iof the usual operands like " " & and work with the search. I've tried quoting before - it doesn't work. Just tried & - doesn't work.  steve wrote: Unfortunatly the board was modded rather heavily before the modder cut and run.
Do you happen to know what they modified? I haven't noticed much here that seems custom made. How much effort would it take to convert the site over to vanilla phpBB? |
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| Author: | earthbound [ Nov 12th, '07, 07:39 ] |
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Yeah I'm back on.... Sorry if I missed something there Scottie, PM me..
There are over 90 different mods that are installed on the board so I don't think it's going to be an easy thing to play with... 
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| Author: | scottie [ Nov 12th, '07, 08:20 ] |
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Hi EB, earthbound wrote: Yeah I'm back on.... Sorry if I missed something there Scottie, PM me..Ok, have done so. earthbound wrote: There are over 90 different mods that are installed on the board so I don't think it's going to be an easy thing to play with...
Ohhhh, bugger! Dodgy programmers!
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| Author: | scottie [ Nov 12th, '07, 12:32 ] |
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I just downloaded & installed the latest version of phpBB ... it's very different!
Maybe email me search.php & I'll take a look. I can't promise anything though. |
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| Author: | adrian9737 [ Mar 13th, '08, 18:52 ] |
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This Topic was so promising. Has it died? |
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