Re: Searching this newsgroup

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You're right, google seems to be getting more and more difficult to find
relevant posts, too.

But this returned lots of hits:

http://groups.google.com/groups/search?as_q=&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=100&scoring=&lr=&as_sitesearch=&as_qdr=&as_mind=1&as_minm=1&as_miny=2009&as_maxd=1&as_maxm=1&as_maxy=2009&as_ugroup=microsoft.public.excel.*&as_usubject=&as_uauthors=peterson&safe=off

(I used to use the .uk version to get better results, but that doesn't seem to
help anymore.)

And when I search for "Option Explicit" with an author of Peterson (not peter
<vbg>) in the microsoft.public.excel* newsgroups (in 2009), I got better
results, too:

http://groups.google.com/groups/search?as_q=%22option+Explicit%22&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=100&scoring=&lr=&as_sitesearch=&as_qdr=&as_mind=1&as_minm=1&as_miny=2009&as_maxd=1&as_maxm=1&as_maxy=2009&as_ugroup=microsoft.public.excel.*&as_usubject=&as_uauthors=peterson&safe=active



Peter T wrote:

Hi Dave,

Does searching google groups really still work for you? Here in the UK it
now only finds messages posted very recently, irrespective of any advanced
search options. Effectively google groups search is no longer exists - it's
a travesty!!!!

Example, advanced search all excel groups for our respective first names in
all posts since Jan 2000 -
"Your search - dave peter site:*excel* - did not match any documents."

http://groups.google.co.uk/groups/search?safe=off&q=dave+peter+site%3A*excel*&btnG=Search&as_mind=1&as_minm=1&as_miny=2000&as_maxd=1&as_maxm=1&as_maxy=2009&as_drrb=b&sitesearch=

Do you get better results?

Regards,
Peter T

"Dave Peterson" <petersod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4ABCF698.3C8B88C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I'm not sure what you're using to search for old messages, but...

If you're looking for old posts:

You can use google (maybe a few hours behind) to search for stuff you've
posted
(and find the replies, too)

http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search
http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search?q=group:*Excel*&num=100

Give your search enough info (author/date/keywords???) to limit the
results.

Ron de Bruin has an excel addin that you may like:
http://www.rondebruin.nl/Google.htm

RJQMAN wrote:

I have used this Newsgroup for years, but recently I have had a tough
time searching on the group. The search engine does not even pick up
my old questions when I go to try to double-check solutions others
have posted. Has something changed? Or am I not using the engine
properly? I do not know.

One more thing - I want to extend thanks to all of you. I have
learned so much from this newsgroup. This morning as I had a couple
of minor problems to solve with Excel, and had some frustrations with
the search engine, I began to think more about how much this group has
helped me grow over the past several years, I wish there was a better
to thank all of your for your efforts to help me and each other. So I
am writing this note because I do not know how else to extend my
presonal gratitude for those that take the time and effort to help us
succeed.

In other words. Thank you.

--

Dave Peterson

--

Dave Peterson
.

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