library search help needed

[Ickie]

I found a way to add keywords to the search in our library, but I need your help, I need a list of keywords in a row, Separate keywords by spaces, only single words work, this will help in searching for items you want..this is what is already in there, please post below!
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[Tako_Kichi]

Tako_Kichi A2A Virtavia Classic Wings N2056 Robert Kerr Richardson Tim Piglet Conrad Warwick Carter Dave Garwood Iris Jens Kristensen Paul PutPut Clawson deHavilland Armstrong Whitworth Bell Bristol Curtiss Dornier Hawker Lockheed McDonnell Douglas North American Northrop Pilatus Saab P-51D F-4

 

[Tako_Kichi]

I based the above list on words relating to items I know are in the file library. There must be hundreds of others so come on guys let's help get a decent search engine going for the SOH library as that has been a source of complaint for a long time now.

If you have ever added anything to the library then at least respond with your user name and the make/model/original developer of your upload so that people can find your work.

 

[Ickie]

only single words work, I tried it other ways but only a single words works, note I added all above and now they are there

 

[UncleTgt]

Ickie/guys,

I don't wish to poo poo efforts to improve the uploads search function, but can we configure a search using wilcard characters front & back?

If we can, then the single keyword will be useful, otherwise I really do think it's a waste of effort.

Most people are searching for a particular sim, so that initial sort is already there, no need to cross reference poutside of the sim anyone might search for.

Better to look at optimising the data fields we already have eg.

we have uploader/ author as a data field, surely a data sort could be configured to make use of this?

Does the upload file data need extra sort fields added (is this even possible)? If so, I reckon some people (the usual suspects) would volunteer to go through the uploads & add this info to the uploads already done - my initial thought is lets add a manufacturer field (you could then sort by "Curtiss" & it would find every file we identify as "manufacturer - Curtiss").

If this is doable - we should get a list of sort field types agreed , then we can start adding this info to the the data records - & make it all much more modular.

Hope I explaine my thoughts clearly enough.

UT

 

[Ickie]

no it cannot, the auther of the very large program died, i was trying to be helpful,

just forget it

 

[Rami]

Reply...

Ickie,

If I may, I'd like to take this in a bit of a different direction. One of the things about the Warbirds archive that made finding things a lot easier is that you could search by name, as well as by genre and type.

One of the things that is most frustrating about the new library (even for me) is the code errors which occur when you try to search by username, date accessed, or any of the other search parameters. I'll use my own name as an example here, and take this step by step.

1) The Warbirds Library is set up so that you can search my username (that's why you have the eyeglass next to the name, by clicking on it, you can see all the files uploaded by said user, see the pic #1 below)

2) Now, if I click on my name, you'll see that I can now see all the files I have uploaded into the Warbirds library. (See pic #2)

This is what the URL looks like for it: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links_search.php?action=show&userid=1543&sort=d

You'll note the userid=1543 shows by unique entry in the library coding (anyone who uploads to the new library gets an assigned number as such)

3) However, this only works for the first 15 files. When I try to switch to the second page of my uploads, it switches to page 2 of the "what's new" library section, as seen in the picture. (Pic #3)

Here is the URL: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links_search.php?action=show&sort=d&page=2

You'll notice that the "userid=1543" is what gets omitted, and hence what needs correcting in the coding.

Now, you can manually correct this by changing the URL to the following: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links_search.php?action=show&userid=1543&sort=d&page=2

You'll see by the accompanying picture that now the library display shows my next page of uploads.

To see the next few pages, you would just need to change the "page number" manually, as follows...

Page 3: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links_search.php?action=show&userid=1543&sort=d&page=3

Page 4: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links_search.php?action=show&userid=1543&sort=d&page=4

 

[UncleTgt]

OK,

So we can't devise a search using wilcards - got it

So we can't devise a search by author name (even though this is a separate upload field when we upload our own mods?) - got it

So we can't add fields to the mods already uploaded that add "modularity" once populated with data - got it

Me, I was just trying to understand whether we could develop some limited search function that's actually useful, even so as authors, we don't have to go hunting for our own uploads (see Rami's post above for an excellent example) no need to get tetchy.

Guess now I get it - thanks for the explanation

 

[SteveB]

I have hundreds of files, how far back do we go?


Steve

 

[norab]

norab junkers

 

[Tako_Kichi]

I have hundreds of files, how far back do we go?

The search function Ickie is working on is for the current library (i.e. the stuff added since we had the big crash). Any of your files in the Warbirds Archive (1 or 2) should already be search-able by your username.