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Old 08-05-2018, 06:49 PM   #1
Bob Joby
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Complex questions within the Search of Posts


Howdy

How are complex queries structured in the Search function for a particular forum group? Could you point me in at the FAQ or Turtorial on how to do searches with multiple words and order.

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Bob
 
Old 08-05-2018, 11:53 PM   #2
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There is an advanced search function you may find useful. But for exact phrase, put it in quotes. for OR use a pipe '|'. Must contain, prepend '+'. Must not contain, prepend '-'.
 
Old 08-06-2018, 03:06 AM   #3
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^ thanks, AwesomeMachine.
however, there really doesn't seem to be a list of search rules.
incidentally, i'm missing this on many forums...
 
  


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