L.D., I, too, have been having trouble with Google appending "ext:anyfile" to the search string. This has occurred ever since Google added the file type to the preference page. Numerous e-mails to Google have not resolved the problem, which, I think, is that Google appends with a "+", "ext:anyfile" instead of using an "&".
Another problem with Google: Using Arachne 1.68, I get a, "sent illegal command" from Google, but, using 1.70R3, I can get on Google's advanced search page without any trouble, except the "ext:anyfile." A workaround with 1.68 is to go to Yahoo and use their search, which uses Google. Just tested Google with 1.70R3 and I can access it (advanced search) without problem. Roger Turk Tucson, Arizona L.D. wrote: . > I have loved Google since the day I first found it. Good feet, good . > advanced search features, wonderfully flexible, and *cached* pages along . > with text/html versions of PDF files, etc. . > For some time I've been having trouble with the search string appending . > the "any format" stuff at the end of the URL ... which simply meant I . > could go to the URL string, delete that portion, and I was off and . > running. . > Now today I needed another Google search; I was sick of the graphics and . > slowness of Win3.1 so came back to DOS & Arachne. . > Once again I was unable to access the search on the first try; but this . > time there was NO url line to correct. All I got was a 505 (?) "Cannot . > Implement Search" ... no reason, no second chance, and just maybe no . > more Google in DOS. . > Paint me very unhappy . > l.d.
