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How do other users use the search function – Successfully?
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 4:51 pm
by jhowell
Hi All
I’ve read Feinder’s review on how to use the search function (
http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=1590810) but it is still impossible for me to find even recent post’s that I know I have made. For example, I recently asked some questions on Japanese para units (
http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2814386&mpage=1&key=�) that was kindly answered by other forum members. If I use the key words ‘Japanese’ AND ‘para’ AND ‘units’ I get an error. I’ve tried all combinations with no success. Does anybody else have some ideas about how to do this better?
RE: How do other users use the search function – Successfully?
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 5:11 pm
by anarchyintheuk
Type in 'japanese para units' and use the 'less precise match' button. It should work.
RE: How do other users use the search function – Successfully?
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 5:46 pm
by Sredni
Use google. put
"Japanese para units site:matrixgames.com"
into the google search (without the quotes) and you'll get a list of threads about japanese para units.
RE: How do other users use the search function – Successfully?
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 7:11 pm
by Deca
This was from witpqs
fb.asp?m=2689498
That is
typically how I search & it works well.
Searching the WitPAE forums
Use Google. Preface your search with
site:matrixgames.com
and include
+"War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition"
or whatever sub-forum you want to search. Note at the top of the very page you are reading now they have:
All Forums >> [New Releases from Matrix Games] >> War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition >> searching the posts on this forum? Erroneous retrieval...
To search just the Tech Support sub-forum make sure to include this:
+"War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition >> Tech Support"
So if you wanted to find posts in Tech Support with the word "crash" in them, Google this:
site:matrixgames.com +"War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition >> Tech Support" crash
Don't bother with the built-in search. Using Google works better. Hope this helps.
RE: How do other users use the search function – Successfully?
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 7:12 pm
by jhowell
I tried both of these - and they both worked! Cool! [8D] thanks
RE: How do other users use the search function – Successfully?
Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 12:29 am
by Reg
I found success seems to be far more likely if you know the author of the post...
Unfortunately in most cases if I already knew that I wouldn't need to do the search in the first place!! [:(]
However, it is handy to rapidly to locate a post you saw (or posted yourself) in the past. [;)]
RE: How do other users use the search function – Successfully?
Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 1:44 pm
by freeboy
I thought this was about the air search in the game.. the search for the forums has never worked afaik