What types of search are available on Delphi?
There are two types of search: Forum search (to help you find specific Forums)
and message search (to help find messages within a Forum).
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Where do I find the message search in a Forum?
There are two message search options within a Forum: basic search and advanced search.
You can access both from the right-hand side of the Start Page of a Forum. When
in the 'Messages' view, the basic search box is on the bottom of the left-hand
frame, and a link to advanced search is near the top of the left-hand frame.
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What's the difference between basic and advanced message
search?
With basic message search, you put in a keyword, and you get results from
all messages posted in the past month. Advanced Search allows advanced keyword
searches, searches limited by date, and searches limited to messages posted to
or from a particular member, or a combination of these.
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How do I do an advanced keyword message search?
The "Find Messages" drop-down menu on the advanced search page offers five choices
which can be used to narrow the keyword search. Enter any number of keywords into
the box and click Search.
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Can I do a Boolean message search?
Yes. For instructions, click on the "help" link next to the "Search" button near the
top of the advanced search page.
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Is it possible to search for messages to or from a
certain member?
Yes. Go to the advanced search page and select the a member from the "To:" or "From:" dropdown menu
in the "Additional Criteria" portion of the page. There will be up to 50 names listed, in descending order
of those who have most recently logged into the Forum. You may choose from those names. If the name
is not there, you can type in a Membername in the second box on the same line. Up to 50 messages will be
displayed.
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How do I search for messages posted during a certain
time period?
By default, message searches are run on the past 30 days. From the advanced
message search page, you can use the "Updated from" and "to" dropdown to
select a time period on which to run your search.
DelphiPlus members may search back to the oldest message in the Forum.
Delphi Advanced members can search back six months, and DelphiBasic members
can search the past three months of messages.
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Can I customize the way the message search results
are sorted?
By default, search results are sorted by relevance, but you opt to show the
oldest or newest messages first using the "Order By:" dropdown menu on the
advanced search page.
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Can I combine message search options to further refine
my search?
Yes. These options can be combined in a variety of ways, such as limiting
the time period, while also selecting messages from a certain Membername,
and containing selected keywords. You can also use the "Only show messages
to or from me" check box to refine the results even further.
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How do I search for Forums on a specific topic?
On the Delphi Forums home page, enter
your search terms in the "Explore" text box and click on the "Search" button.
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Can I limit my search for Forums to a certain category?
Yes. On the left-hand side of the Delphi Forums
home page, click on the category you want to search in. Then use the search box on
the top-left of the category index page to do your search within the category.
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Can I do Boolean Forum searches?
Yes. Complete instructions can be found on the Forum search page.
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