3 character searches not allowed is causing real difficulty.

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  1. Mufflore

    Mufflore Ancient Guru

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    Hi @Hilbert Hagedoorn,

    I struggle when searching forums for words/items with 3 characters that are key to the search.
    My current problem search is regarding the (Sony) a7R IV A camera.
    All of those terms are ignored in a search.

    There is no way around it, my only resolution is to not try here and go elsewhere!
    Can this be fixed please?
    Pretty please :)
     
  2. Hilbert Hagedoorn

    Hilbert Hagedoorn Don Vito Corleone Staff Member

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    3 chars is extremely little to search on and creates a gnarly effect on database searches.

    If you type "Sony a7R" as opposed to a7R .. it works just fine.
     
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  3. Mufflore

    Mufflore Ancient Guru

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    Thats interesting, I've played with search before to discover if that was true and didnt conclude it was.
    I'll bow to your better knowledge and have another go.

    Thanks for helping :)

    ... and indeed it does work, cheers!
    Although only the first few results (this thread) have a7R in, the other 10 pages of results dont, this must be why I didnt find it to work before.
     
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    386SX Ancient Guru

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    If you want to have another way to find stuff you may abuse Google.

    Code:
    your search terms site:guru3d.com
    With that ("site:guru3d.com") you filter the search to only show you results from guru3d.com for "your search terms".
     
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    anticupidon Ancient Guru

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    @Mufflore Sorry for piggyback your thread, but why k.e.t.o word is restricted ?
     
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    Yeah, I remembered that shortly after I posted this thread, its good you added it though for others to read.
    Thanks anyway :)
     
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    Mufflore Ancient Guru

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    I dont know, but its got to be annoying not being able to search for reasons why lol.
    Good luck!
     
  8. Hilbert Hagedoorn

    Hilbert Hagedoorn Don Vito Corleone Staff Member

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    Spam ... loads of it.
     
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    Now makes sense. Thanks for clearing that up.
     

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