Refining a Search
It's easy to refine a query to get precisely the results you want. Here are some effective techniques to try:
Identify a phrase.
The Before query is ambiguous. Identifying "Artix Container" as a phrase eliminates the ambiguity. This is the most powerful query refinement technique.
Before: Artix Container running After: "Artix Container" running
Add a discriminating word or a phrase.
The Before query is ambiguous. Adding port makes the query less ambiguous. You'll get more total matches (because the query is broadened with an additional term), but the relevance ranking will be better.
Before: ""Artix Container" running After: "Artix Container" running port
Capitalize when appropriate.
These examples, when all lower case, have a variety of possible interpretations. For example, without capitalization, corba event could refer to a marketing event and not to the CORBA Event Service. Capitalization reduces the ambiguity. It is always a good idea to capitalize proper names.
Before: orbix, corba event service, iiop, chris horn After: Orbix, CORBA Event Service, IIOP, Chris Horn
Use a require or reject operator (+,-).
Locator alone is ambiguous. Does it mean the Orbix or the Artix locator. You can use the reject operator (the "minus" sign) to eliminate the Artix interpretation. Or, you can require that the word "Orbix" be in the document. The After version above does both.
Before: Locator After: Locator, +Orbix -Artix
Use a field specifier.
If you are looking for a particular page and you know the title, use the title: field specifier to search for that the word or phrase in the title of the page. See Special Searches for more information on field specifiers. Use the Support drop-down list.
Before: Session Manager After: Session Manager title:Artix
When browsing the IONA Support pages, you can use a drop-down list to narrow your search to particular parts of the site. See Search Tips for details of using the options in this list.