Using slash in search phrase /

[Rob-L]

I am using zoom search on a web site that sells tools and hardware. Many of the tools have descriptions like 1/2 Inch Hammer Drill.

However, if I search on 1/2 Inch Hammer Drill, Zoom reads the 1/2 as 1 2 and discounts it as words in the skip words list.

I am using the CGI version of the engine and I don't think I can change the code, and there is no option to select the slash (/) as a word joining character in the configuration.

Is there any work around for this? If this is not the proper area to ask this question, please let me know.

[Ray]

Unfortunately, no. What you really need is for the "/" character to be a word joining character, and this is not available in the current version. We can consider adding this in V5.0.

[Rob-L]

Yes, this would be very helpful for us and I am sure for others too. We are using the Pro version on our site and it is working very well. However, not being able to use a slash is a huge disadvantage for us. Otherwise, I am very pleased.

Thanks for your consideration of this matter.

[Bill]

I agree with the last posting. It's something I asked about in a recent post as well. My site is littered with forward slashes.
I guess there has to be a line in dealing with the most popular requests and general tweaks.
All the same it would be a welcome addition to V.5