Forum Search - gives "need 3 letters" on 3-letter

Mon Nov 29, 2004 8:49 am by WatercoolerWarrior

Minor bug in either a forum search error message or a forum search check. If I enter a 3-letter string for a search (such as "crc" it returns the error "You must at least enter 3 characters to search for!".

This is obviously being returned from submission later on; the Form1_Validator in the same page does this test:
<pre><font size=1 face=Courier>
if (theForm.search.value.length < 3)
{
alert("You need to type at least 3 letters."

;
theForm.search.focus();
return (false);
}
</font></pre>

If it isn't something that can be changed on the server, I suggest that the page check script be changed to check for 4 characters - that way it never does get back to the server or cause the forum search page to flip.

Tue Nov 30, 2004 9:52 am by sycho warrior

I get the same error...and it can be pretty frustrating.

Tue Nov 30, 2004 3:07 pm by Gowserpaul

i agree it's a pain but i don't know if it can be changed...

Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:05 pm by Aravis

If I know my java right

if (theForm.search.value.length < 3) { alert("You need to type at least 3 letters."; theForm.search.focus(); return (false); }

Pshh, forget that.. To make it work every time it should be (really)
if (theForm.search.value.length <= 2) <<<CHANGE MADE HERE
{
alert("You need to type at least 3 letters.";
theForm.search.focus();
return (false);
}

With it being less than or equal to 2, if you type 3 letters, it'll always work. 2, or anything less then it will return You need to type at least 3 letters.

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Edited by - Aravis on 12/6/2004 5:27:07 PM

Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:44 pm by -vamp-

yeh this is annoying because there was a thread about dfm files but i forgot where it was so i came back later and typed in dfm and clicked search "please enter 3 characters" came up. So then i typed dfm file and it came up with nothing so u can see it would be helping people alot if it could be changed

thanks

Tue Dec 07, 2004 4:49 am by Stinger

Here's a thought, if you use your signature (which most contain more than 3 letters) and you post in a thread then finding posts at a later date are not a problem, ever.

Sure this is a work around but it's one that works great. It's what I've done for years.

Tue Dec 14, 2004 9:23 am by WatercoolerWarrior

...if you use your signature...

yeah, but I only use TLS's (Three-Letter Sigs).

That's a pretty clever trick for finding your own stuff. It's also possible to hit the archive from Google, but there's still a bit of hit-or-miss with that - Google doesn't seem to get all the forum posts.

Tue Dec 14, 2004 1:00 pm by H.Q. Victor

If looking for your own, pick the catigory and use the word, "Anything" and your name as author of it, and should pull up most if not all that you started. Searching using your name inthe field, will pull up any you posted in as well.

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