Search engine not working

[Snakedoc]

I'm not sure if its just me but I tried using the search function this morning and it doesn't seem to come out with any 'hits' no matter what I search.  Anybody else experience this problem?

Edit to add:  Perhaps this is just something to do with the switch to the new server, just thought I'd bring it up.  Cheers.

 

[Mike Bobbitt]

Hi Snakedoc.

It's temporary fallout from the server move... I'm rebuilding the search index now, but it's going to take some time.

You can always fall back on Google:

http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=001303416948774225061:qhcx9pz3dku (specific for this site)

 

[GAP]

Mike's working on it. In the meantime use

http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=001303416948774225061:qhcx9pz3dku

 

[Snakedoc]

Great!  Thanks for the quick response!

 

[George Wallace]

The answer lies in the Site speed...? thread, where Mike states that he has taken that function down and is rebuilding it.



See .........  Mike is on the job.    ;D

 

[Mike Bobbitt]

In his defence... it's not like he could search for it.

 

[James]

I was just going to post about this. I'm having the same problem in the Literature and Film board. I guess I'll use that Google link for now. Thanks.

 

[Mike Bobbitt]

46.4% done... there have been some interruptions in the indexing so it hasn't gone as quickly as I would like... but we will get there.

 

[Michael OLeary]

When you find problems with the search use Google as an alternative.  Add site:navy.ca to your search to limit results to the forum.

This will also work for site:army.ca, site:air-force.ca, or other versions of the Milnet.ca url.

 

[Ineedamedic]

To Whom It May Concern,

I am new on the site and have been trying to utilize the search engine to find answers to my questions but for some unknown reason whenever I type a phrase such as "MARS officer", I get this response 'Your search query didn't return any matches'. I would much rather search for the answers to my own questions then ask a question that has been asked before and be ridiculed for it. Could someone make some suggestions? And yes, I tried the advanced search.

Cheers,

Ineedamedic

 

[Ineedamedic]

Scratch that.....I read another post with the answer.....Google it is!!

 

[Michael OLeary]

When you find problems with the search use Google as an alternative.  Add site:army.ca to your search to limit results to the forum.

This will also work for site:navy.ca, site:air-force.ca, or other versions of the Milnet.ca url.

 

[George Wallace]

To Whom It May Concern,

I am new on the site and have been trying to utilize the search engine to find answers to my questions but for some unknown reason whenever I type a phrase such as "MARS officer", I get this response 'Your search query didn't return any matches'. I would much rather search for the answers to my own questions then ask a question that has been asked before and be ridiculed for it. Could someone make some suggestions? And yes, I tried the advanced search.

Cheers,

Ineedamedic

When did you try the SEARCH function?  I just tried typing in "MARS officer" and got a page of topics.  I may also refer you to this post:

The search index is now complete and searching works as well as it ever did.

 

[Greymatters]

Mike,

I find the search function is working fine, but any chance of improving the capabilites?, i.e. chronological order?  Or is there a button for this somewhere that Im not seeing? 

- GM

 

[Mike Bobbitt]

There's a droplist on the search form that includes:

• Most relevant results first
• Largest topics first
• Smallest topics first
• Most recent topics first
• Oldest topics first

 

[Greymatters]

Found it, thanks