Forum software change - yay or nay?

[isladogs]

I use New Posts each time.
I too am frustrated with the search. Probably not using the correct syntax.?
Earlier I was looking for "Emulated Split form" and got way too many hits.

I used advanced search:
keyword: emulated split form
user name: isladogs
search in forms: MS Access Reference

It gets one hit https://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/search.php?searchid=14041498

Mind you, following exactly the same approach, I still can't find where I posted my example progress bar on this site! :banghead:

 

[Jon]

What do you think about the type of search functionality on this site?

https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/pages/search-results/?q=help

 

[Deleted member 147267]

Colin, that's fine if it's your post you're looking for or you remember who posted what. If all you can remember is that someone posted a good answer about a particular thing then I'm with Gasman - way too many results. Maybe Google's search capability is a way around that but I've never tried that. Example in this forum search tool
- "open form" , 6 months and newer, at least one reply = 20 pages, including NASA study & ice post from water cooler.

 

[Deleted member 147267]

What do you think about the type of search functionality on this site?

https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/pages/search-results/?q=help

Not sure what to think. "Oscar Wilde" = 1 hit only

"rejection letter" - lots of ads first, then 179 results, all with different post or thread titles, each with a different date and contributor yet all contained the quoted phrase "Got my first rejection letter, woohoo!"

 

[Gasman]

Mine is so much shorter though and only consists of 3 elements

site:
sitename
search criteria

This is the Google link to Search AWF ONLY!

https://www.google.co.uk/advanced_s...en&cr=countryUK|countryGB&safe=off&as_qdr=all

More Info on Nifty Access - Searching For Answers

https://www.niftyaccess.com/searching-for-answers/