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  1. 07-21-2012, 11:32 PM #1
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    Angry Evidently I don't speak 'Search Engine'

    OK Search Engine gurus... help a bruddah out.

    How do I phrase the string in the advance search page to search for
    an exact string ie: rough lumber
    I don't want either rough or lumber, but only the two words together? incidentally I'm only using 'rough lumber' as an example.
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  2. 07-21-2012, 11:35 PM #2
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    ya mean like this ?

    https://www.google.com/webhp?rlz=1C1...w=1366&bih=643

    I put it in quotations , "rough lumber"
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  3. 07-21-2012, 11:40 PM #3
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    another way rough+lumber

    https://www.google.com/webhp?rlz=1C1...w=1366&bih=643
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    well sort of, I'm actually wanting to look up a thread here on fww. I'm pretty good with google, I meant 'advanced search' here on the forums.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ned Bulken View Post
    well sort of, I'm actually wanting to look up a thread here on fww. I'm pretty good with google, I meant 'advanced search' here on the forums.

    well why didn't ya say so.....
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    google is still your friend


    https://www.google.com/search?sitese...14j12763082j26

    lick on advanced search and type "rough lumber"
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    well... ya see, there's this whole 'interpretation' thing going on here... I knew what I Meant, I just didn't type what I thought I meant...
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    The native vBulletin "Advanced Search" bites the wall. I don't even bother trying to use it. Try the little "Custom Search" box instead. It uses Google to search only the Family Woodworking site. And when using that, Don's right...just use quotation marks around the term to narrow down the search.

    And you probably already know this, but for anyone reading this who doesn't...

    Using "rough lumber" (in quotation marks) will only find pages that have those two words, in that order, with no other words between them:

    "We were buying rough lumber at the mill." would be found

    "I had a rough time with that lumber." would not be found

    Using rough+lumber (with the plus sign) will find pages that include both of the words, in any order, and not necessarily next to each other:

    "We were buying rough lumber at the mill." would be found

    "I had a rough time with that lumber." would be found

    "That lumber was pretty rough." would be found

    "We bought lots of lumber." would not be found
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    Useful to know...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vaughn McMillan View Post
    The native vBulletin "Advanced Search" bites the wall. I don't even bother trying to use it. Try the little "Custom Search" box instead. It uses Google to search only the Family Woodworking site. And when using that, Don's right...just use quotation marks around the term to narrow down the search.

    And you probably already know this, but for anyone reading this who doesn't...
    aha, it ISN"T just me... you're spot on, the native search engine stinks.

    However that explanation is precisely what I didn't know, thanks Vaughn!
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