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juliannam27523423
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July 29, 2021
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HTML Search - Can't limit to whole words

  • July 29, 2021
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I did an HTML5 output in 2019 classic. I searched the term TEC-X and it brought up 367 results. Many of them were just the letter X. Is there a setting in the ouput that I need to change so that it just searches for whole words? Below is an example of what I am saying:

 

Thank you in advance for your help.

 

 

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Correct answer Jeff_Coatsworth

And what happens if you don't have sub-string search enabled and use quotes around your search term?

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AmebrCommunity Expert
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July 30, 2021

I believe the search technology in RH2019 New UI and RH2020 changed, so the search is rather different. In addition to reading Peter's excellent site, I would recommend thorough testing as in my brief testing some of the settings don't seem to work exactly the same way as classic.

 

I haven't yet tested the latest RH2020, so it's possible some of the behaviour I was seeing was bugs in 2019.

    Jeff_Coatsworth
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    Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
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    July 29, 2021

    That one I'm not sure on - check Peter's excellent site for clues on RH2020 features - grainge.org

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      Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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      July 29, 2021

      And what happens if you don't have sub-string search enabled and use quotes around your search term?

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        juliannam27523423Author
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        July 29, 2021

        It only brings up the phrase that I entered.

         

        Thanks Jeff!

        Jeff_Coatsworth
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        Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
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        July 29, 2021

        IIRC that's "sub-string" search - check your SSL Output settings

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        juliannam27523423Author
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        July 29, 2021

        I unchecked the "sub-string" search box. That helps get rid of many of the x's (except those that are by themselves and capitalized). But it also brings up a bunch of pages that have no highlights in the text from the search result. I tried all kinds of combinations of the settings but unchecking the "sub-string" box seems the best of many evils. Our customers will have to go through so many pages that have nothing on them related to the search.

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