Exact Quick Search
Posted: 15 Jul 2023 13:10
How do I do a quick search for what I ask for. The help instructions in Quick Search are incorrect!
Help says...
readme.txt = Find all files called readme.txt (this should say "containing readme.txt" a duplicate of the next line!)
black = Find all items containing 'black' in the name
For example if I search "readme.txt" it will also find "my_readme.txt", surely 'containing' searches are why we have wildcards. If I want a 'containing' search I would search "*readme.txt" or "*black*"
My question is - how do I write a search query that only finds what I tell it to find, "readme.txt" without finding "my_readme.txt"
Oh and a similar issue exists with the Beta Club's search. Searching for "quick search" I had to scroll through over 400 messages containing "Quick" and/or "Search" or both but not together and the advanced search didn't have the solution, adding + just made sure both were present and the usual trick of surrounding in quotes was ignored.
Help says...
readme.txt = Find all files called readme.txt (this should say "containing readme.txt" a duplicate of the next line!)
black = Find all items containing 'black' in the name
For example if I search "readme.txt" it will also find "my_readme.txt", surely 'containing' searches are why we have wildcards. If I want a 'containing' search I would search "*readme.txt" or "*black*"
My question is - how do I write a search query that only finds what I tell it to find, "readme.txt" without finding "my_readme.txt"
Oh and a similar issue exists with the Beta Club's search. Searching for "quick search" I had to scroll through over 400 messages containing "Quick" and/or "Search" or both but not together and the advanced search didn't have the solution, adding + just made sure both were present and the usual trick of surrounding in quotes was ignored.