Let's talk about the search function

Trollheart · 12-23-2020, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marie Monday

I'm technologically very inept, but I can try. You can't search at all? It works fine for me

Thanks Marie.
No, go into any of my journals and click "Search this thread", add in anything (Santa, Christmas, Iron Maiden - anything that should come up) and you won't get a failure message but a database error. At least, I do.
Maybe there's some problem with my browser? It's worked before though. Pretty annoying as I'm trying to find a particular article in one of the journals and it's next to impossible.
TH

**Marie Monday** · 12-23-2020, 05:07 AM

Oh I see, I get it too. No idea what causes it though

Trollheart · 12-23-2020, 05:21 AM

Well at least it's not just me. Maybe Plankton might have some idea; he's very computer literate. I don't know if it can be fixed, but it is pretty annoying. I know Frownland once checked something similar for me with the top guy, I forget his name? He might be able to help.

Oh yeah. Yac, that was it.
Thanks
TH

adidasss · 12-23-2020, 05:27 AM

Yeah this has never happened to me before when doing searches so something must be going on. It's not very often but it does happen sometime. And it doesn't appear to be related with timing but specific topics of search.

Trollheart · 12-23-2020, 06:14 AM

As far as I can see, it seems to happen only in the journals section. I can search outside, in the main forum, but not in my journals.

The Batlord · 12-23-2020, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Well at least it's not just me. Maybe Plankton might have some idea; he's very computer literate. I don't know if it can be fixed, but it is pretty annoying. I know Frownland once checked something similar for me with the top guy, I forget his name? He might be able to help.

Oh yeah. Yac, that was it.
Thanks
TH

Yac's a girl now.

Plankton · 12-23-2020, 07:42 AM

I've had this problem too with "Search This Thread". No clue as to why, but it's been like that for a while now. The only work-around is to use the Advanced Search where you can select individual forum sections instead of the entire forum. It narrows it down a bit.

Trollheart · 12-23-2020, 01:14 PM

Thanks Plankton but no, it doesn't work within the journals section. There's not much of an advanced search anyway, but even using it still returns me to the database error.

Try it from your own journal and see if you can search (or from mine, or anyone else's).

Plankton · 12-23-2020, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Thanks Plankton but no, it doesn't work within the journals section. There's not much of an advanced search anyway, but even using it still returns me to the database error.

Try it from your own journal and see if you can search (or from mine, or anyone else's).

I was talking about going to the main page and using the Search function in the bar with "User CP/Blogging/New Posts/Search/Quick Links/Log Out" options.

Like this:

Returns this:
https://www.musicbanter.com/search.php?searchid=7604203

Trollheart · 12-23-2020, 03:08 PM

Okay cool that worked thanks, and I was able to find the article I was looking for. Muchos gracias amigo!

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12-23-2020, 06:14 AM	#35 (permalink)
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Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	I've had this problem too with "Search This Thread". No clue as to why, but it's been like that for a while now. The only work-around is to use the Advanced Search where you can select individual forum sections instead of the entire forum. It narrows it down a bit. __________________ See location...

12-23-2020, 01:14 PM	#38 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Thanks Plankton but no, it doesn't work within the journals section. There's not much of an advanced search anyway, but even using it still returns me to the database error. Try it from your own journal and see if you can search (or from mine, or anyone else's). __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

12-23-2020, 03:08 PM	#40 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Okay cool that worked thanks, and I was able to find the article I was looking for. Muchos gracias amigo! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018