Searching: 1 problem and 1 question
Oct 9, 2006 | 4:13 pm
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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Searching: 1 problem and 1 question
Problem: Lately, searching for 2 words seems to bomb out for me, on any type of search - in a particular forum, across all forums, etc. Putting an AND in between the words doesn't seem to help. Anyone else notice this recently?
Question: How would one go about searching for posts about an airline by its code, since search does not allow strings less than 3 characters? i.e. I want to search for any posts about HP (America West) in the UA forum.
Thanks!
Question: How would one go about searching for posts about an airline by its code, since search does not allow strings less than 3 characters? i.e. I want to search for any posts about HP (America West) in the UA forum.
Thanks!
Oct 9, 2006 | 4:54 pm
#2
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Unfortunately the best way to tackle this is probably with Google currently. It is not a perfect solution but can search with more search terms than the vB search can. This link will take you to a google search that can search FT only:
http://www.flyertalk.com/google_search.php
Searching for "America West United Mileage Plus" gets alot of results, so adding some other search terms there might help.
http://www.flyertalk.com/google_search.php
Searching for "America West United Mileage Plus" gets alot of results, so adding some other search terms there might help.
Oct 10, 2006 | 2:01 pm
#3
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Living in SIN
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Is the search function having a problem? I am getting the following error when searching on keywords or doing "New Posts"
Database Error
There seems to have been a slight problem with the database.
Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.
An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Clicking the refresh button returns the search results.
Database Error
There seems to have been a slight problem with the database.
Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.
An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Clicking the refresh button returns the search results.
Oct 12, 2006 | 1:33 pm
#7
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New York City
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Posts: 2,833
Any search I do for a word seems to disconnect the session before a page arrives. I can search for user ID OK, it's just search for text that's causing problems.
Oct 12, 2006 | 4:23 pm
#8
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Originally Posted by NickW
Any search I do for a word seems to disconnect the session before a page arrives. I can search for user ID OK, it's just search for text that's causing problems.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showp...25&postcount=9
Thanks,
Oct 18, 2006 | 11:37 am
#9
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Search is down again: "ERROR: You tried to access the address http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/search.php, which is currently unavailable..."
Oct 18, 2006 | 12:20 pm
#11
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Originally Posted by Joshua at WebFlyer
I just checked all the servers and there don't seem to be any issues. Are you still getting this error?
Error!
Connection closed by remote server
You tried to access the address http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/search.php, which is currently unavailable. Please make sure that the Web address (URL) is correctly spelled and punctuated, then try reloading the page.
Oct 18, 2006 | 1:34 pm
#13
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Originally Posted by Joshua at WebFlyer
Let's figure out what is going on here, which page are you linking from when you get the error? What is the URL? Are you logged in? What Internet prowser are you using?
I use Opera 9.0.
Similar problem with IE: "This page cannot be displayed."
Oct 18, 2006 | 2:36 pm
#14
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 90
I am trying to duplicate the problem and have been unable to do so. So lets try a few more things. Which Operating system are you using? which version of Opera are you using? Have you tried turning your firewall off? have you tried restarting you computer? are you at work or home?
Oct 18, 2006 | 3:38 pm
#15
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My Experience
I've often been unable to have the search function return results when typing multiple words or a relatively common single word like "award", even in just one forum. On Firefox for the Mac, I just get a blank screen with the word "Done" at the bottom. On Windows Internet Explorer, I get a "this page cannot be found" screen.
Can you get to the bottom of this?
Can you get to the bottom of this?