Forum search utility

[Tony Valko]

This vBulletin software search utility is just about F'ing useless!

[TMS]

Oh come on now, I think you need to get down off the fence and tell it like it is.

[Doc.AElstein]

Hi Tony ( and Trevor ),
I mostly have only heard similar about the vBulletin software search utility. All my experience suggested it was a pile of wank. I got no satisfaction from it.
Then a while back I got involved in a few Threads about it.
I found it was not too bad in some things.
I have never seen any decent documentation on it.
I did not even notice that there was an Advanced Search, ( Hit the magnifying glass to get that here at ExcelForum *** )
I find it very efficient and essential in finding my own stuff.
I think it might be a thing that because of the crap documentation on it you just have to practice and after a while get a “feel” for it. I get good results out of it, but am not sure exactly how, a bit like effective googling, - after a while you get a sixth sense on knowing what to type. The search software mentality seems to get understood deep in the back of your mind .. ...., - a bit eerie really. Quite worrying. Maybe better not to use it now that I think about it...


Alan

*** http://www.excelforum.com/tips-and-t...ed-search.html
http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/about-b...cel-com-2.html

[Kyle123]

I tend to use in google:

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Tends to be quicker and there's none of that only one search in 30 seconds business

[Tony Valko]

it was a pile of wank.

Yeah, I like that description.

[Kyle123]

haha I like that good English swear words fox the profanity filter on the board

[Tony Valko]

I tend to use in google:

Site:excelforum.com MySearchTerm

Yeah, tried that option also without success (which surprised me as I've used it many times before with success).

I eventually found what I was looking for by going through each individual thread.

[garrycarton]

Try different one if v Bulletin don't work fine for yourself.