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How do other users use the search function – Successfully? - 5/25/2011 7:51:13 PM

jhowell

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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?

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RE: How do other users use the search function – Succes... - 5/25/2011 8:11:27 PM

anarchyintheuk

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Type in 'japanese para units' and use the 'less precise match' button. It should work.

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RE: How do other users use the search function – Succes... - 5/25/2011 8:46:31 PM

Sredni

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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.

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RE: How do other users use the search function – Succes... - 5/25/2011 10:11:13 PM

Deca

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This was from witpqs
http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/fb.asp?m=2689498

That is typically how I search & it works well.

quote:

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.

< Message edited by Deca -- 5/25/2011 10:13:31 PM >

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RE: How do other users use the search function – Succes... - 5/25/2011 10:12:44 PM

jhowell

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I tried both of these - and they both worked! Cool!

thanks

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RE: How do other users use the search function – Succes... - 5/26/2011 3:29:07 AM

Reg

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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.

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RE: How do other users use the search function – Succes... - 5/26/2011 4:44:04 PM

freeboy

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I thought this was about the air search in the game.. the search for the forums has never worked afaik

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