Searching Forums

I have a problem doing searches. For example...if I try to search for news of New patch 1.1.0.9 I get nothing found...How is that possible? I know that Wags made a post on that so what am I missing?

Because in his post it reads 1109, not 1.1.0.9

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1221994&postcount=19

mvsgas:

When I just tried a search, knowing that Wags was the author and using 1009 I get a nothing found response...So my question is, what do I need to put on my search line to get positive searches...I go crazy trying to find information on this Website...I can never find the info I am looking for, I can not find a post that outlines the search methods to be used either. So I would appreciate someone steering me to a tutorial on searching this site.

Thank-you

Hi Rocky. When you search for 1109, how many threads are listed in the results?

I get almost 20, including yours. Happy to help if I can

late:

if I search the entire site I get 20 plus but if I search just dcs a-10c I only get this thread.

It's because the update on 1109 isn't in the DCS section. It's in the Updates section, so you need to search the entire site.

rehtnap:

just did a search that included update thread....no hits

Additionally, you could try adding site:http://forums.eagle.ru/ at the end of a Google search to restrict results to the forum. I find this to be more efficient.

I agree, it is kind of hard finding stuff on the forums. Then you don't want to look like a chump and be the dude who is asking how to start flying questions.

I tried searching on google and appending this forum and it does work but is a little combersome...however the advantage is other sites with good info also pop up so that would be a plus....I am trying to only use the advanced search feature because at least i can control some of the perimiters in the search....Also, I get annoyed by the people who always reply to a post asking a question with RTFM and Search the Forums. I have read the manual but their are too many assumptions within the manual that you understand all of the preceeding pages of the manual which I don't and as this thread says I have a problem using the inhouse search engine. I guess my age is showing (62) but I for the first time in my Flight Simming life I just don't always get the concept by reading the manual.....I really like the tutorial Training System used in past sims by ED. I know that they have some Tutorials in this sim but really they need to cover more of the advanced features on the CDU, JTAC. The Weapons Tutorials and basic flight ones are good too...(although as a 20 plus year simmer not too necessary for me):music_whistling:

Must also shout out to Tyger Headspace and others that have produced excellent Videos that have also turned on a few lightbulbs for me.:thumbup:

Thanks for the help guys and I will keep trying to absorb the info from these forums and plug away at the manual.:)

I just did a search to make sure I'm not an idiot. As I don't like telling someone how to do something if it doesn't work. Makes me feel like an idiot.

Anyway, I opened the Advanced Search, selected Search all Open Forums, typed in 1109, everything else was default. I got 19 hits with one from Wags on Official Updates which includes information on 1109.

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=1221994&highlight=1109#post1221994

rehtnap

I see where my search went wrong...used 1009 :doh:...you did read further when I admitted I am 62 :D...chock it up to a senior's moment......in any event I do think it is hard to find specific information in the ED forums

The issue with searches and I have feel victim to it, is you have to know what to look for. I may have an issue and searched the forums for that issue and found nothing. So I make a post about the issue and several may point me to an existing thread of the issue. The problem is you really need to think about what 'key words' to use. My best advice is don't take offense when someone gives you a link, chock up it up as a bad key word search and continue on flying the ugly hog.

~Panther

Rehtnap:

I hear you......It is hard to get a good "lock" on the appropriate phrase that finds the answers we look for (although getting a lock within the Mav's in this sim can also be tough, what's with the mode change, at least for me) As I ranted on about, I think that ED should consider more Tutorials about the more complex issues with this great study sim. I am the product of a Government training education ( Ex military, retired RCMP) and I like a training regimen that has a " show and tell" aspect like the Tutorials. My son is now a Doctor and his whole training is based on that principal...so if you can learn to open up a heart and fix it by step by step watching it should be good enough, as it is with the US Air Force training their pilots. To think that we can learn the systems from simply reading the manual and then getting (sometimes) input from the forum from fellow trainees doesn't seem like the best way to go...maybe it's a money issue, I don't know but I do know it is tough for an old (er) workhorse like myself...pity mode off:noexpression:

Don't worry, it's a tough process, learning the sim from the beginning, for all ages! ;)

Is there any form of Boolean input in advanced search? I can see all inputs with more keywords are treated as .OR., I just need to make search with .AND. operator :(