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Search Function has a minimum word length???

Old Jan 11, 2004 | 06:23 PM
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Just like the title says. I am trying to do a search for XM antenna installation and the following message pops up:

The search term you specified (xm) is under the minimum word length (3) and therefore will not be found. Please make this term longer.
If this term contains a wildcard, please make this term more specific.


I have noticed this in the past when I need to search for something that only had 2 letters/numbers in it.

Any suggestions ? Thanks
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 10:50 PM
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Unfortuantly we can't do 2 letters as it would make the word db huge.
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 04:17 AM
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Ok, well how would one search for a 2 letter word such as xm? Put the word in () or add a " ????

Thanks.
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 05:38 AM
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I tried it without XM - you may have some luck here:

http://forums.s2ki.com/forums/search.php?s...rder=descending
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 06:08 AM
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Thanks Mr Eagle. That was what I was looking for.
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 08:37 AM
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Its far from having everything, but google has indexed a couple thousand of our threads. Including 99 w/ the word XM

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=utf-...ite:s2ki.com+xm
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 08:43 AM
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Thanks for the links.
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 09:23 AM
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I'm having a similar problem. For example, I try to do search for "J's Racing ______," and I can't (b/c of the "J's"). I was also trying to find site reviews on various plugs for my car, and couldn't search either "FI plugs" or "SC plugs." The "new" rule, in short (no pun intended), has been VERY frustrating.

Any suggestions for a work@ are welcome.
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 09:44 AM
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why not just "spark plugs"?

Sorry tho, we can't make it any smaller than 3.
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 10:00 AM
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^ That's what I ended up doing for the plugs, then just sifted through the thread titles. More time consuming, but it got the job done. Thx.
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