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Korsis
06-02-2005, 12:10 PM
Is there a possibility to search by multiple strings?

For example, if I search for "nate van" then it finds me all of the fulginate vanguard. (The shorthand I've been using, since I hate typing it all out for the website or broker over and over.)

However sometimes I'd like to only see, for example, the shaped items. I would like to be able to type something like "shaped +'nate van'" and have it search the database for hits on both of those two strings, rather than always treating the whole thing as one string.

In my example it's a time saver, not having to type out all of "shaped forged fulginate van"; however there are other searches that simply aren't possible without some sort of convention like that. For example, searching all of the pristine forged vanguard helms to take a look at progression.

It would also be neat to have a full-fledged advanced search option with options to include/exclude craft type, item type, quality, level, etc. For example, being able to search for only rare (legendary) items would be nice for those of us who aren't tailors and aren't sure which types of cloth and leather are rares by name alone.

I think it would be a fun project; I would be willing to lend help to development if such were feasible. Of course, I don't know anything about your server loads, so I'm not sure how amenable you would be to the idea of more involved database queries.

Ngreth Thergn
06-03-2005, 09:34 AM
compund search are a PITA and not something I plan on implimenting any time soon. Sorry :)

I do have plans for an advanced search in the future though.

Korsis
06-03-2005, 11:30 AM
Great to hear. :)

Drakah
07-07-2005, 01:35 PM
though what would be nice is to search for a particular item, and it brings up the results as to which book the recipe can be found in...as well as what can be used for a certain class.

Lets say I just dinged 30 berserker, and I want to find craftable items for a level 30 berserker for a particular slot. It would list the items, then have a link next to it saying how to make it, who makes it, what the components are, depending which link you choose from crude to pristine.

Kinday
10-04-2005, 07:05 PM
One thing I think would be very useful is an option, when searching, to return a list of the items (with links to the stat page) that match the search, rather than the full stat page for each item that matches the search.

I have been doing some searching recently through the tailoring stuff, and a simple list of links would make it much easier to see quickly which items are still missing from the database and need someone to screenshot and submit, as you could fit 5-6 times the data on one page at once.

I hope I explained what I meant clearly, I am not always the worlds best explainer.

Ngreth Thergn
10-05-2005, 04:23 PM
it makes sense.

I am not sure how much folks would like it though.

Lordebon
10-05-2005, 08:50 PM
Well, I think it would be good as an alternative... sometimes I like just a list of what items there are that match my search. Perhaps an advanced search menu item that allows for regular searching with one form and the truncated list-search with a second?