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Searching for strings including special characters or punctuation
Category: Computers > Internet Asked by: taxciter-ga List Price: $3.99 |
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28 Jul 2005 11:09 PDT
Expires: 27 Aug 2005 11:09 PDT Question ID: 549037 |
I am frustrated by my inability to search the web for an exact literal string, i.e., a search for "E]" does not include the right bracket. A search for "search string including special characters" returns the result "search string, including special characters" (allowing the comma). I haven't found a solution on the web. |
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Re: Searching for strings including special characters or punctuation
From: k_s_anderson-ga on 29 Jul 2005 17:54 PDT |
You don't mention whether your question applies specifically to Google or other search engines, but I am aware of one Google hack that enables you to search for special characters in a URL. Obviously, this is less than ideal, but if it would serve your purposes, I would recommend that you head to http://safari.oreilly.com/ and check out Hack #31 (Search for Special Characters) in Google Hacks, Second Edition by Tara Calishain and Rael Dornfest. |
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Re: Searching for strings including special characters or punctuation
From: taxciter-ga on 30 Jul 2005 08:53 PDT |
Thanks for the info, k_s_ Yes, a special character inclusive search would be nice in Google. I don't want to become a Google API developer at this time, but from the looks of Hack #31 I'd guess a developer at Google could easily provide a user-friendly interface. Are there any search engines that can accomplish a special character search via a standard GUI? |
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