Post by: Bootlegger on June 19, 2018, 12:38:58 PM
What is meant when you are told that each word must be at least two characters long?? Thanks
Post by: Dave Hull on June 19, 2018, 01:40:26 PM
If it is about computers, it would appear to mean that your device has to have sufficient computing power to process two ASCII characters simultaneously. (Of 127 choices of characters; and, of 8 bits per character.) This is really anemic, so the question does not make a lot of sense yet.
Or it could mean that you are working on a very short crossword puzzle....
Dave
Post by: Tim Wescott on June 19, 2018, 01:48:14 PM
Post by: James Holford on June 19, 2018, 02:04:58 PM
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Post by: BillLee on June 19, 2018, 02:08:32 PM
Post by: Bootlegger on June 19, 2018, 03:06:54 PM
Guy's I tried to put the name of O S engine in the subject line and the stunt hanger said that each word had to have two characters in it.
I am not sure what they want..
Post by: Steve Helmick on June 19, 2018, 10:47:07 PM
Post by: Brett Buck on June 19, 2018, 11:50:48 PM
Guy's I tried to put the name of O S engine in the subject line and the stunt hanger said that each word had to have two characters in it.
I am not sure what they want..
" O S " is two single characters. OS is a two-character word. O S will not work. OS will work.
A character, in this context, is generated when you press a key on the keyboard.
Brett
Post by: BillLee on June 20, 2018, 06:07:47 AM
" O S " is two single characters. OS is a two-character word. O S will not work. OS will work.
A character, in this context, is generated when you press a key on the keyboard.
Brett
Other than the space bar, Brett?
Post by: Ken Culbertson on June 20, 2018, 06:33:41 AM
Being serious - let me shed light on how a search works since this is what I do to pay for my toy airplanes.
There are three basic logic's that are used in a search as simple as ours - "And", "Or" and "Phrase".
"And" means that all of the words in the search must appear somewhere in the document.
"Or" means any of the words in the search must appear and
"Phrase" means that the exact phrase in quotes must appear.
I can't say for sure but it appears our search only supports "And" and "Phrase". You can use single characters in a "Phrase" like "I am a PAMPA member" but think of the list you would get if you used them in an "And" search! I am supersized that they allow 2 characters outside quotes.
Hope this helps.
Ken
One more thing - the string you are looking for does not have to be a word, it can be part of a word. If you just searched for "os" for example, every word in the forum that has "os" it will show. Boss, Gloss, Oscar, posterior - you get the drift.
Post by: Tim Wescott on June 20, 2018, 01:01:26 PM
Guy's I tried to put the name of O S engine in the subject line and the stunt hanger said that each word had to have two characters in it.
I am not sure what they want..
It wanted OS engine, without the space between the O and the S.
If you just search on OS, or OS engine, you'll get a search that returns about 1/4 of the threads on the forum. I find it better to use search strings that narrow it down a bit, like 46 LA, or 40 FSR/FP.
Post by: M Spencer on June 20, 2018, 07:42:02 PM