Darn it, why is Search disabled???

**chrisjk** · Mar 18th, 2001, 01:23 PM

I love the forum search function and you took it away?!?! It's very useful, as rather than post the same questions over and over, people can browse through previous posts and get the answer.

Someone said it was very demanding on the server, but if you cut out the message preview bit and allow it to only return 10 or so threads a page, it shouldn't be so bad...

Also it returns several posts per thread. If it only returned 1 post/thread, it would make life easier for the server.

Please please please bring it back, thank you very much.

**HarryW** · Mar 18th, 2001, 01:36 PM

It might make it easier... or it might not. I'm sure it will be back online as soon as it's ready anyway.

**chrisjk** · Mar 18th, 2001, 01:58 PM

why, what they doing to it? I thought they just removed it for the hell of it.

**honeybee** · Mar 18th, 2001, 02:32 PM

It's been almost a week or more since the search has been disabled. What's up, John?

.

**SteveCRM** · Mar 18th, 2001, 02:38 PM

FORUM RIOT!!!!!!!!!

**parksie** · Mar 18th, 2001, 03:01 PM

The problem is that the server's getting overloaded, and the search is the main culprit. So, in order to keep the forums functioning, the search needs to be disabled.

**John** · Mar 19th, 2001, 04:19 AM

We are working on the problem, but unfortunately I do not have much free time at the moment. We will try to get it working again ASAP.

John

**chrisjk** · Mar 19th, 2001, 11:28 AM

Nice one John!

**DrewDog_21** · Mar 20th, 2001, 02:46 PM

meanwhile, the masses are suffering. What is the possibility of getting search enabled just for me? ha ha, no take all the time you need to get it working right (just not too much time please, as i am dependent on it)!

**AngleIron** · Mar 20th, 2001, 04:09 PM

I'm a newbie to VB and this is, by far, the best learning tool I've found. The search was key to finding the best and varied ways of doing almost anything in VB. I check about 5 times a day to see if it is up yet...

Good luck and thanks for a great site!!!

**chrisjk** · Mar 20th, 2001, 05:22 PM

You can still search the tips if that helps. But still the overall search is busted

**SteveCRM** · Mar 20th, 2001, 06:08 PM

he he he...john...you know I was just kidding about that whole riot thing...he he he....uh oh....

*runs outside to getaway car*

**BruceG** · Mar 27th, 2001, 08:50 AM

Just another vote here to get the Search up and running ASAP. It is a great reference tool and has helped me much in the past.

**alex_read** · Mar 28th, 2001, 10:13 AM

and another one :

The problem is that the server's getting overloaded, and the search is the main culprit. So, in order to keep the forums functioning, the search needs to be disabled.

Parksie, I have to restart IE around 6 times a day 'cause I keep getting "the server is too busy - please try later" messages - it's been worse / this started after the search was disabled ???!?!?

I never saw this message before, and find it the forums slower than they ever were over the past 2-3 weeks !!!

**parksie** · Mar 28th, 2001, 12:13 PM

It seems more limited now -- before they disabled search the server was too overloaded even to give a "server too busy" message!

**Kersey** · Mar 29th, 2001, 03:24 AM

...Maybe someone could give me the adress of a
vb-forum which does have a search feature...

Coz THis IS VeRY Frustrating !!!

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