Search forum for phrase?

prowler3 · 01-28-12, 02:33 PM

I am trying to search for "sonar destroyed" in the SH3 and SH3 mods workshop forums. The search is returning anything with either "sonar" or "destroyed" instead of only posts containing the phrase. How do I do that?

Raptor · 01-28-12, 03:23 PM

Put the desired phrase in quotation marks.

That will force most search engines to return items found using only that exact wording. CAVEAT - it is easy to miss other relevant posts this way because they don't contain the desired phrase or spell it differently.

If you wanted to search for things about sonar destroyed in u-boats in 1943, you would search for:

"sonar destroyed" and "u-boats" and "1943"

This search will ignore any item that does not include all three terms in quotations. There may be lots of items about u-boats and sonar destroyed but either a different year or no year is mentioned. The more filters (AND) you add, the fewer results you'll get back and the easier it is to miss what you're looking for.

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prowler3 · 01-28-12, 03:56 PM

I had tried the "sonar destroyed" with the quotation marks...apparently that doesn't work here as I still get every post which contains only "sonar" or only "destroyed".

Ilmars · 01-29-12, 02:52 AM

Try entering site:www.subsim.com "sonar destroyed" in google. That will search the site for the term between the quotes.

You can set up a bookmark as well to launch the google search while having the forum page open. I can post the code to do that, if you are interested.

Ilmars

Herr-Berbunch · 01-29-12, 05:26 AM

Ilmars has the only solution I know that works.

prowler3 · 01-29-12, 02:54 PM

Thanks! Ilmars, I would be interested in the code you mentioned.

01-28-12, 02:33 PM	#1
prowler3 XO Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Colorado, for now. Any RED State, ASAP. Posts: 401 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Search forum for phrase? I am trying to search for "sonar destroyed" in the SH3 and SH3 mods workshop forums. The search is returning anything with either "sonar" or "destroyed" instead of only posts containing the phrase. How do I do that?

01-28-12, 03:23 PM	#2
Raptor Weps Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pacific NW, USA Posts: 350 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Put the desired phrase in quotation marks. That will force most search engines to return items found using only that exact wording. CAVEAT - it is easy to miss other relevant posts this way because they don't contain the desired phrase or spell it differently. If you wanted to search for things about sonar destroyed in u-boats in 1943, you would search for: "sonar destroyed" and "u-boats" and "1943" This search will ignore any item that does not include all three terms in quotations. There may be lots of items about u-boats and sonar destroyed but either a different year or no year is mentioned. The more filters (AND) you add, the fewer results you'll get back and the easier it is to miss what you're looking for. . __________________ Raptor

01-29-12, 05:26 AM	#5
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Ilmars has the only solution I know that works. __________________

01-28-12, 03:56 PM	#3
prowler3 XO Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Colorado, for now. Any RED State, ASAP. Posts: 401 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	I had tried the "sonar destroyed" with the quotation marks...apparently that doesn't work here as I still get every post which contains only "sonar" or only "destroyed".

01-29-12, 02:52 AM	#4
Ilmars Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 5 Downloads: 220 Uploads: 0	Try entering site:www.subsim.com "sonar destroyed" in google. That will search the site for the term between the quotes. You can set up a bookmark as well to launch the google search while having the forum page open. I can post the code to do that, if you are interested. Ilmars

01-29-12, 02:54 PM	#6
prowler3 XO Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Colorado, for now. Any RED State, ASAP. Posts: 401 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Thanks! Ilmars, I would be interested in the code you mentioned.