[303rd-Talk] 303rdBG.com Search feedback

[Gary Moncur]

Friends,
I've been toying with using Google as the search method for searching 
303rdBG.com.  I have been using SWISH-E, which does a great job, but 
I have been unable to get it to include the Mission Reports.  PDF 
files are pretty tricky to do with SWISH-E.

Currently, I have both methods working on the Search page and would 
appreciate you doing some searches and tell me which you prefer.

The Google method only includes pages that Google has indexed, which 
is about 2100 of the 2250, but that varies.  They do include the 
Mission Reports.  This method shows more of a description than the 
other method.

The SWISH-E method includes all the webpages, except those in PDF 
format such as the Mission Reports.   The description shown is the 
<title> tag on that page.  Sometimes it doesn't help much.

I have added the option to Google Search the Mission Reports directly 
on the Missions Page here:  
http://www.303rdbg.com/missions.html

Please look at the Search Page here and do some serious playing:
http://www.303rdbg.com/search.html

I'd appreciate any comments you have, either here in the forum or to 
me directly.

Thanks much,
Gary



-- Gary L. Moncur
         303rd Bomb Group (H)
         http://www.303rdBG.com