GlassShow Search!
Instructions and Tips
How to make the GlassShow search engine work for you.
1) The GlassShow search engine searches all the dealer booths which reside at GlassShow. There are a few dealers whose inventories reside elsewhere: those dealers are identified with an asterisk (*) on the MegaShow Dealer Directory.
2) Every dealer uses different abbreviations for their merchandise. For example, American Sweetheart depression glass may be listed as American Sweetheart, Amer Sweetheart, AM SWHT, etc. Be sure to try several abbreviations to make sure you find everything.
How to use the GlassShow search engine.
AREA TO SEARCH:
Select the area you want to search. Remember if you are searching for elegant glass, to always search the Other Glass Companies category as well, as some dealers who have only a few items by a particular company may put those items in a miscellaneous file.
SEARCH FOR:
Enter one of two words, separated by spaces. Note that searches take LONGER the more words you enter. Also, be careful not to enter words which could be abbreviated in the listings. For example, if you are searching for a Pink Adam cup and saucer, do not enter pink adam cup saucer in the search field, as some dealers may have entered this as Pink Adam C&S in which case you won't get a match. Just enter pink adam and check the individual listings.
The SEARCH FOR option is very powerful when used with the AND/OR option. The more words you enter in the SEARCH FOR field when AND is selected, the fewer matches you'll get. The more words you enter when OR is selected, the more matches you'll get. A few experiments with the company and pattern you collect will show you the most effective selection of words to use.
AND/OR:
If you only enter one word in the SEARCH FOR field, you can ignore this field. If you enter more than one word, choosing AND means the search engine must find ALL of the words in a dealer's inventory to say a match has been found. Choosing OR means the search engine will count it as a match if it finds ANY of the words you entered. Choosing PHRASE means the search engine will only count it as a match if it finds all the words you entered in the order you entered them.
MAXIMUM MATCHES:
You can select how many matches you would like to see (if that many exist). The more hits you specify, the longer the search will take.
CASE:
Insensitive means it doesn't matter if the letters are upper or lower case to be considered a match. Sensitive means it must match the upper and lower case letter exactly. (Since all of our dealer enter their inventory differently, it is STRONGLY recommended you leave the insensitive choice selected.)
SEARCH TYPE:
Quick Search means if the search engine finds SEARCH FOR word (or words) once on a page of merchandise, it considers a match to have been found and continues searching. Comprehensive Search means the search engine actually counts how many times it finds a match on a particular page of merchandise before moving on. The Comprehensive option can take much longer.
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