Search Syntax

nanoreefing4fun · 10-24-2009, 07:32 PM

what's the search syntax for hits on two (2) words both/words ?

example say I want to search for first AND coral

to return only post with both words in the post "first" and "coral"

not or

what the exact syntax of the search engine here on RS?

thanks

nanoreefing4fun · 10-25-2009, 11:08 AM

49 reads & no replies?

Maybe RS could add a link under advance search with some type of help/instruction/examples - would be nice to add. or maybe it exist already & someone could point me to it or a related post with the answer...

chipmunkofdoom2 · 10-25-2009, 11:28 AM

I don't know if it can be done. The best you can do is enter your search terms, specify to search titles only or entire posts, specify the forum, and search a little bit.

nanoreefing4fun · 10-25-2009, 11:42 AM

not even a simple Boolean Search ???

Boolean Search

most fourms I use have something like this...

You can use AND to define words which must be in the results, OR to define words which may be in the result and NOT to define words which should not be in the result. Use * as a wildcard for partial matches

nanoreefing4fun · 10-25-2009, 11:56 AM

I am going to just take a guess & say... it's not offered, because at the time the decision was made, they didn't want complex searches to slow the forum any.

Maybe one day with new processor speeds, it could be added..

tnwillia · 10-25-2009, 02:06 PM

"first coral" should get it but I tried it here and got no hits. On the web it works.

BigAl07 · 10-25-2009, 02:10 PM

I've exhausted my knowledge (didn't take long) and I can't get anything to work.

*Scratches head*

Off to research

chipmunkofdoom2 · 10-25-2009, 02:12 PM

It actually works in Google, for the most part. If you put your search term in quotes then put reef sanctuary outside the quotes you should get the post you want. For example, google this:

"Search Syntax" reef sanctuary

and you get this:

"search syntax" reef sanctuary - Google Search

Again, not sure how accurate this is, but if you have something specific you want to find you could try it that way.

BigAl07 · 10-25-2009, 02:14 PM

One way you can sort of do it is use Google's "site search" function.

go to Google (or if your browser supports it use your in-browser search window) and use site

insert url here)(space)(search terms)

example would be
site:www.reefsanctuary.com "first+coral"

using this you can use "parameters" such as (+, ",- )

nanoreefing4fun · 10-25-2009, 02:46 PM

Thanks allen - trying that did return all the rs post with both words

first and coral

10-24-2009, 07:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Manta Ray Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,551 View Gallery Karma Komment	Search Syntax what's the search syntax for hits on two (2) words both/words ? example say I want to search for first AND coral to return only post with both words in the post "first" and "coral" not or what the exact syntax of the search engine here on RS? thanks __________________ ~ Glenn 34 gal Red Sea Max 130D, with 2 1/2" deep sand bed of 0.1-0.2 Fine/Medium sand CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade reef Sand and 35 # Live Rock Tonga Branch * CUC (snails, Ceriths, Nassarius, Margarita Turbos, Astrea & Banded Trochus - one Emerald crab - one Skunk Cleaner) * Coral - Two Color Aacanthastrea, Red Chalice Coral, Closed Brain Coral, Turbinaria Scroll Ridge Coral, Blue Tip Branching Acropora, Birdsnest Pink Coral, Cup Coral, Torch Coral , Hammerhead Coral, Open Brain Coral Orange, Keyna Tree Coral, Green Star Polyp, Frogspawn, Pom Pom Xenia, Green Eyed Zoanthids, Candy Cane Coral, Ricordea Floridian, Duncan Coral, Staghorn Acropora, Blue Chalice Coral, Flowerpot Goniopora & Bluestriped Mushroom *** Fish - (1) Scooter Blenny (2) Ocellaris Clownfish (1) Yellow Clown Goby My Tank Thread (click here to see the latest pics of my tank & how it is progressing)

10-25-2009, 11:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Manta Ray Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,551 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Search Syntax 49 reads & no replies? Maybe RS could add a link under advance search with some type of help/instruction/examples - would be nice to add. or maybe it exist already & someone could point me to it or a related post with the answer... __________________ ~ Glenn 34 gal Red Sea Max 130D, with 2 1/2" deep sand bed of 0.1-0.2 Fine/Medium sand CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade reef Sand and 35 # Live Rock Tonga Branch * CUC (snails, Ceriths, Nassarius, Margarita Turbos, Astrea & Banded Trochus - one Emerald crab - one Skunk Cleaner) * Coral - Two Color Aacanthastrea, Red Chalice Coral, Closed Brain Coral, Turbinaria Scroll Ridge Coral, Blue Tip Branching Acropora, Birdsnest Pink Coral, Cup Coral, Torch Coral , Hammerhead Coral, Open Brain Coral Orange, Keyna Tree Coral, Green Star Polyp, Frogspawn, Pom Pom Xenia, Green Eyed Zoanthids, Candy Cane Coral, Ricordea Floridian, Duncan Coral, Staghorn Acropora, Blue Chalice Coral, Flowerpot Goniopora & Bluestriped Mushroom *** Fish - (1) Scooter Blenny (2) Ocellaris Clownfish (1) Yellow Clown Goby My Tank Thread (click here to see the latest pics of my tank & how it is progressing)

10-25-2009, 11:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
chipmunkofdoom2 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stewartstown, PA Posts: 1,307 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Search Syntax I don't know if it can be done. The best you can do is enter your search terms, specify to search titles only or entire posts, specify the forum, and search a little bit. __________________ Will sell my body for ricordea DIY High Power LED Retro!

10-25-2009, 11:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Manta Ray Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,551 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Search Syntax not even a simple Boolean Search ??? Boolean Search most fourms I use have something like this... You can use AND to define words which must be in the results, OR to define words which may be in the result and NOT to define words which should not be in the result. Use * as a wildcard for partial matches __________________ ~ Glenn 34 gal Red Sea Max 130D, with 2 1/2" deep sand bed of 0.1-0.2 Fine/Medium sand CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade reef Sand and 35 # Live Rock Tonga Branch * CUC (snails, Ceriths, Nassarius, Margarita Turbos, Astrea & Banded Trochus - one Emerald crab - one Skunk Cleaner) * Coral - Two Color Aacanthastrea, Red Chalice Coral, Closed Brain Coral, Turbinaria Scroll Ridge Coral, Blue Tip Branching Acropora, Birdsnest Pink Coral, Cup Coral, Torch Coral , Hammerhead Coral, Open Brain Coral Orange, Keyna Tree Coral, Green Star Polyp, Frogspawn, Pom Pom Xenia, Green Eyed Zoanthids, Candy Cane Coral, Ricordea Floridian, Duncan Coral, Staghorn Acropora, Blue Chalice Coral, Flowerpot Goniopora & Bluestriped Mushroom *** Fish - (1) Scooter Blenny (2) Ocellaris Clownfish (1) Yellow Clown Goby My Tank Thread (click here to see the latest pics of my tank & how it is progressing)

10-25-2009, 11:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Manta Ray Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,551 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Search Syntax I am going to just take a guess & say... it's not offered, because at the time the decision was made, they didn't want complex searches to slow the forum any. Maybe one day with new processor speeds, it could be added.. __________________ ~ Glenn 34 gal Red Sea Max 130D, with 2 1/2" deep sand bed of 0.1-0.2 Fine/Medium sand CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade reef Sand and 35 # Live Rock Tonga Branch * CUC (snails, Ceriths, Nassarius, Margarita Turbos, Astrea & Banded Trochus - one Emerald crab - one Skunk Cleaner) * Coral - Two Color Aacanthastrea, Red Chalice Coral, Closed Brain Coral, Turbinaria Scroll Ridge Coral, Blue Tip Branching Acropora, Birdsnest Pink Coral, Cup Coral, Torch Coral , Hammerhead Coral, Open Brain Coral Orange, Keyna Tree Coral, Green Star Polyp, Frogspawn, Pom Pom Xenia, Green Eyed Zoanthids, Candy Cane Coral, Ricordea Floridian, Duncan Coral, Staghorn Acropora, Blue Chalice Coral, Flowerpot Goniopora & Bluestriped Mushroom *** Fish - (1) Scooter Blenny (2) Ocellaris Clownfish (1) Yellow Clown Goby My Tank Thread (click here to see the latest pics of my tank & how it is progressing)

10-25-2009, 02:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
tnwillia Achilles Tang Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Irmo, South Carolina Posts: 866 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Search Syntax "first coral" should get it but I tried it here and got no hits. On the web it works. __________________ Tom RSM 250 Jan 2009, 10Lb Live Rock, 70Lb Dry rock & 80Lb RS Reef Base, Euro Reef RSM 250 Skimmer, JBJ Artica 1/4hp Chiller, ViaAqua Titanium 300 Heater, APC 1500 UPS, 3.5KW Gas Generator, Custom in-cabinet Sump/Fuge and Nano Prefilter from LifeReef. Iwaki WMD40LXT External pump, JBJ ATO. Reef Octopus BH-2000 HOB as a back-up skimmer. Vortech MP-40 with battery backup and Outer Orbit dual 150 HQI/T5. My Tank Thread http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nto-cycle.html My Back-up Skimmer Thread http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-2000-hob.html

10-25-2009, 02:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Search Syntax I've exhausted my knowledge (didn't take long) and I can't get anything to work. Scratches head Off to research __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

10-25-2009, 02:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
chipmunkofdoom2 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stewartstown, PA Posts: 1,307 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Search Syntax It actually works in Google, for the most part. If you put your search term in quotes then put reef sanctuary outside the quotes you should get the post you want. For example, google this: "Search Syntax" reef sanctuary and you get this: "search syntax" reef sanctuary - Google Search Again, not sure how accurate this is, but if you have something specific you want to find you could try it that way. __________________ Will sell my body for ricordea DIY High Power LED Retro!

10-25-2009, 02:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Search Syntax One way you can sort of do it is use Google's "site search" function. go to Google (or if your browser supports it use your in-browser search window) and use siteinsert url here)(space)(search terms) example would be site:www.reefsanctuary.com "first+coral" using this you can use "parameters" such as (+, ",- ) __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

10-25-2009, 02:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Manta Ray Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,551 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Search Syntax Thanks allen - trying that did return all the rs post with both words first and coral __________________ ~ Glenn 34 gal Red Sea Max 130D, with 2 1/2" deep sand bed of 0.1-0.2 Fine/Medium sand CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade reef Sand and 35 # Live Rock Tonga Branch * CUC (snails, Ceriths, Nassarius, Margarita Turbos, Astrea & Banded Trochus - one Emerald crab - one Skunk Cleaner) * Coral - Two Color Aacanthastrea, Red Chalice Coral, Closed Brain Coral, Turbinaria Scroll Ridge Coral, Blue Tip Branching Acropora, Birdsnest Pink Coral, Cup Coral, Torch Coral , Hammerhead Coral, Open Brain Coral Orange, Keyna Tree Coral, Green Star Polyp, Frogspawn, Pom Pom Xenia, Green Eyed Zoanthids, Candy Cane Coral, Ricordea Floridian, Duncan Coral, Staghorn Acropora, Blue Chalice Coral, Flowerpot Goniopora & Bluestriped Mushroom *** Fish - (1) Scooter Blenny (2) Ocellaris Clownfish (1) Yellow Clown Goby My Tank Thread (click here to see the latest pics of my tank & how it is progressing)

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