As Jason isn't' currently on SMR Forum he has asked me to pass the following
on to the list.
Martin Newman
SMR Forum list Owner
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Siddall, Jason
> Sent: 11 October 2001 10:18
> To: Newman, Martin
> Subject: NGR Search on Exegesis SMR
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> Apologies to no HBSMR v2.03 users.
>
> SMR Users with the National Trust have apparently been having a number of
> problems with NGR searches on the Monument Index form. Apparently one user
> was trying to search for anything that was near to a grid ref (basicly a
> like search).
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> i.e.
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> SD4112
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> a four figure ref
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> a grid search
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> SD12SW apparently wasn't specific enough
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> anyway I had always thought that the NGR search field would only find
> specific grid references that are typed in
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> so SD4112 would look for SD4112 as a grid ref but NOT look for anything
> within the grid of SD 41 by 12
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> This prompted our research assistant to search using the same field for a
> specific grid ref and it apparently did not work ... even though the grid
> ref is actually there in the database and he typed it out in full.
>
> hmmm
>
> this obviously has some implications.... and as we are near a patch to v2
> woes it seems prudent to check this important search facility.
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> I would be grateful if Exegesis would be kind enough to explain how this
> should be working and if they would check if the field is actually
> working. Also have any other Exegesis users had similar problems?
>
> if it does search on specifics would it not be useful to be able to do a
> ......
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> a square search i.e anything within grid square SD4112? not just map sheet
> SD12SW
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> thanks
>
> Jason A. Siddall
> NTSMR Officer
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