Minimum search word length is 4 characters

[cjard]

Can we have this changed to 3 please? All i could rmember about a thread recently was that someone had asked whether MDF could be used without SQL Server installed.. "mdf without sql server installed" fails search min word lengths, and IMHO mandating minimum 4 characters on a programming forum is a bit silly.. Many significant things in programming are 3 characters

 

[InertiaM]

I'll second this request. Over the last few weeks, there have been several occasions where I wanted to search for a 3-letter word - PDF, GDI, SQL etc.

I personally wouldnt mind if we had to use another word in conjunction with the 3 letter word if it helps.

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

I agree with this

I'd also like to add that I don't like how the search excludes everything after the 1st space " ", it should be a little smarter than that.

Also I think Neal will be upgrading the forum software sometime in the near future which may make it easier to change these things.

 

[Administrator]

vBulletin made this change in the 3.x release. I'll investigate getting this changed if possible.

 

[Administrator]

I made the changes, restarted the MySQL server and initiated the rebuild of the full text search. It may take time to rebuild, but see how things work for you now.

 

[JohnH]

Nice! I've also been missing this possibility in some cases.

I'd also like to add that I don't like how the search excludes everything after the 1st space " ", it should be a little smarter than that.

I have not seen such behaviour. I can use multiple words in search and have done so as long as I can remember (but not for shorter words than 3 letters, until now).

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

Nice! I've also been missing this possibility in some cases.

I have not seen such behaviour. I can use multiple words in search and have done so as long as I can remember (but not for shorter words than 3 letters, until now).

I see it's working now, it wasn't last week when I was doing a search.