The Search Feature... :-)

boing · December 16, 2000, 11:05 PM

Holy Cow!

I thought I'd give the search function a run for it's money, so I typed "gun", all forums, subject and text, any date.

In about 12 seconds it returned 35,960 threads!

Whoa. By far the most rockin' discussion board search I've ever used. How'd you do that? Is mainly the vB software, the extra server memory, magic?

It's spoiling me.

**Mal H** · December 16, 2000, 11:11 PM

boing - I think the big difference is the relational data base vs the flat files the UBB appeared to be using. The faster server and memory are gravy on top of the better structured DB.

TheBluesMan · December 16, 2000, 11:14 PM

Enjoy it, Boing!

We've all had to endure having it shut down for far too long, but it was the only way to keep the site running. The new search feature is far superior to that of UBB. It is a joy to use.

In the immortal words of Eeyore, "Thanks for noticin'."

December 16, 2000, 11:05 PM	#1
boing Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 1998 Location: WNC Posts: 1,072	Holy Cow! I thought I'd give the search function a run for it's money, so I typed "gun", all forums, subject and text, any date. In about 12 seconds it returned 35,960 threads! Whoa. By far the most rockin' discussion board search I've ever used. How'd you do that? Is mainly the vB software, the extra server memory, magic? It's spoiling me.

December 16, 2000, 11:11 PM	#2
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,947	boing - I think the big difference is the relational data base vs the flat files the UBB appeared to be using. The faster server and memory are gravy on top of the better structured DB.

December 16, 2000, 11:14 PM	#3
TheBluesMan Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 15, 1999 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,558	Enjoy it, Boing! We've all had to endure having it shut down for far too long, but it was the only way to keep the site running. The new search feature is far superior to that of UBB. It is a joy to use. In the immortal words of Eeyore, "Thanks for noticin'."