Searches for exact words

[D_Hailsham]

Is there any way that you can make a search look for only what you type?

For example: I want to search for posts containing the word "optimization". (It's being used as a technical term in the relevant context)

The results also come up with those containing: optimise, optimiser, optimising.

I don't want those - they are chaff as far as I am concerned.

I've tried an "exact phrase" search as well as enclosing the word in quotes. Nothing works.

So how do I make the search do what I want?

 

[DIYnot]

You can't, or should I say couldn't.

You now can. If you use the = in front of a term that specifies and exact word match without trying to second guess you.

Example

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

DIYnot, you seem to have optimzed the search!

/gets coat

 

[D_Hailsham]

You can't, or should I say couldn't.

You now can. If you use the = in front of a term that specifies and exact word match without trying to second guess you.

Just what I was looking for! I only hope I can remember what you have to do.

Is it in the Search help?

 

[DIYnot]

I have just added some information about the search to the help area:

http://support.diynot.com/Knowledgebase/Article/View/18/4/search-query-syntax

 

[D_Hailsham]

I have just added some information about the search to the help area:

http://support.diynot.com/Knowledgebase/Article/View/18/4/search-query-syntax[/QUOTE]
Now all that's required is a link to this page on the Forum Search page.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I don't want those - they are chaff as far as I am concerned.

What about 'optimisation'?

 

[D_Hailsham]

I don't want those - they are chaff as far as I am concerned.

What about 'optimisation'?

OK, that's not chaff as it is an acceptable alternative spelling. If you want to pick up both variants you have to do a "with at least one of the words" search for: =optimization =optimisation.

It works! I've just tried it.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Well - it doesn't work.

Firstly, if "with the exact phrase" actually did what it says there would be no need for a = prefix, it ought to do what it says and search for the exact string.

Secondly searching for "Part P" does not work, and neither does ="Part P".

 

[DIYnot]

It does work now, the minimum word length to index was 2 characters, hence P was ignored. It is now indexed so will work.

 

[mattylad]

I have just added some information about the search to the help area:

http://support.diynot.com/Knowledgebase/Article/View/18/4/search-query-syntax[/QUOTE]
Now all that's required is a link to this page on the Forum Search page.

Or better still, put it on the search page itself - there is plenty of room.