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Can we search for an attachment? [message #214505]

Tue, 16 January 2007 16:52

djmartin
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I know I attached a file to a thread and the file is named 'djm_t4.fmb' but I can find it.

Can I 'look' in a directory on the machine to find the attachment and then deduce as to which thread or post it is attached? If so, how?

Could the search engine do some of the following:
Have a checkbox to limit the search to entries with attachments?
Ability to search for threads with a rating higher than something?
Be able to search for the attachment name?

Could the search display do some of the following:
Show the 'star rating' of a thread?
Show whether the posting or the thread has an attachment?

David

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Re: Can we search for an attachment? [message #214608 is a reply to message #214505]

Wed, 17 January 2007 04:33

Barbara Boehmer
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I will leave it to Frank Naude to address future search functionality, but in the meanwhile, you can always use Google to find your thread by searching for the attachment:

http://www.orafaq.com/forum/t/53596/0/

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Re: Can we search for an attachment? [message #214982 is a reply to message #214608]

Thu, 18 January 2007 18:43

djmartin
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I don't wish to appear obtuse but googling 'djm_t4.fmb' found the file but not the thread. What did you place in the google search string?

David

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Re: Can we search for an attachment? [message #214985 is a reply to message #214982]

Thu, 18 January 2007 19:07

Barbara Boehmer
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I just searched for djm_t4.fmb and it found the file and the thread.

http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&q=djm_t4.fmb&btn G=Google+Search

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Re: Can we search for an attachment? [message #214991 is a reply to message #214985]

Thu, 18 January 2007 20:52

djmartin
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This link points to the file but not the thread. How to get the post or thread?

David

Attachment: t3.GIF
(Size: 11.01KB, Downloaded 2055 times)

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Re: Can we search for an attachment? [message #215003 is a reply to message #214991]

Thu, 18 January 2007 21:50

Barbara Boehmer
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When I search, I get the thread as a second result below the first one and indented to the right. Maybe if you click on similar pages? Or maybe something to do with preferences?

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Re: Can we search for an attachment? [message #215035 is a reply to message #214505]

Fri, 19 January 2007 01:18

tahpush
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Strange I also get the same result as Barbara.

Im using www.google.se, but surely that would be the same engine as
.com

Must be a preference issue btw Im using Firefox

[Updated on: Fri, 19 January 2007 02:15]

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Re: Can we search for an attachment? [message #215353 is a reply to message #215035]

Sun, 21 January 2007 17:26

djmartin
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Strange. Today it is giving me 2 links.

Thanks guys.

David

Attachment: t4.GIF
(Size: 14.56KB, Downloaded 1988 times)

[Updated on: Sun, 21 January 2007 17:27]

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