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Help ! Urgent , search connectors "And" , "OR" !!
I joust found out that search connectors don't work at all.
What I mean is that if you use search.cgi to search a link,
there is no difference between AND connector and OR connector.
They produce the same hits.
In reality I should have fewer hits with AND connector.

Please Help Me Please Urgent. Thanks.

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Hello zero 1,

Did u use parameter bool in your search, what is the exact url you use for this search ?

Regards startpoint.

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Actually...this seems to be a bug with the search.cgi and Search.pm module. I believe that this is being addressed in the next version.

Regards,

Eliot Lee

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I too need the problem solved, and I've searched the forum and am still totally confused as to whether there is a fix. If anyone has the correct fix-it code in one easy to read post can they let us know. It MUST have been solved by the GT team - it's one of the main features of Links SQL!?

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The only way around this is to use "+" for "AND" searches.

Post a short "how-to" in the advanced page.

+love +romance

would find

Love AND romance.

+love -romance

would find

love NOT romance.



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FAQ: http://www.postcards.com/FAQ/LinkSQL/

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I have the same problem. I don't think there is a fix yet. The only thing that you can do is to use + as AND or quotes to put the phrase togather. If someone has a fix, I am very much interested in knowing how to handle it. Thanks.

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The only way around this is to use "+" for "AND" searches.
Ok so in the search you can't use and | or, but +.

But this part in the search.html template is working right ?

<input type="RADIO" name="bool" value="and" checked> AND
<input type="RADIO" name="bool" value="or"> OR

Regards startpoint.

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Still Can't Solve this Problem , Help.
If Can't solve , My Boss will Kill me !! Help!!

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Don't be angry if I tell you to give up totally. Alex (the authority) told me by email that the only solution so far is to use + for AND. Please tell your boss this and your boss will not kill you! It is a bug and not your fault.