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Newcomers DBPro Corner / Searching In Darkbasic Forums, a solution

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Posted: 11th Jun 2003 19:39
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Here is what I do if I want to find a specific text or code in one of the Forums, and especialy in Darkbasic.

I go to www.Google.com and I install to Google bar which is the most usefull thing you can install on your IE Browser.

Now if for example I am looking for Lasers (because I like that sort of thing) I put in the search box the following:

LASERS site:darkbasicpro.com

This will return items from the forum that relate to this search word.
site:xxxxxx limits the search in the xxxxxx site span.

That does do the trick, I found most of the things I was looking and I am a very happy man indeed! Well, kinda!
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spooky
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Posted: 11th Jun 2003 19:52 Edited at: 11th Jun 2003 19:52
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Or you could goto http://www.mywestsomerset.com/forumsearch.html as kangaroo2 has already set up a personalised google search.

I would resist installing the google bar thingy as it just a way to track what you are viewing and thus is a spyware type of program. I HATE spyware programs!

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Posted: 11th Jun 2003 20:00
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Yup I thought it would come to this and I am the first who will pull the rope when spyware programs are tried and sentenced to death.

You dont have to install Google bar, you could go to the google website, and add the same line in the search box.

I am sure there are many other search engines that do the same.

Still thanks for the link Sonic! kangaroo2 did a service to the world!

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Posted: 11th Jun 2003 20:04
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I feel so bloody embarased. I just start looking around the forum and there is another post exactly like mine! google site: bit and all!!!

I give up! Maybe I am too excited with this forum business

Oh well repetition is the mother of learning. or something like that!

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MikeS
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Posted: 11th Jun 2003 22:21
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Don't beat yourself, treat yourself.
(or something like that,lol)

At least you taught me something new about google searching.



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