STEX search problem

[yahwn 0]

Hi,

when I try to search something on the STEX, this is what I get:

The web site you are accessing has experienced an unexpected error.

Please contact the website administrator.

The following information is meant for the website developer for debugging purposes.

Error Occurred While Processing Request

Unable to connect to the ColdFusion Search service. On Windows, you may need to start the ColdFusion Search Server from the services control panel. On Unix, you may need to run the search startup script in the ColdFusion bin directory. Error: ------ com.verity.resource.PoolingException: cannot make connection to server at: k2://localhost:9921 at com.verity.net.ConnectionPool.getNewResource(Unknown Source) at com.verity.resource.ResourcePool.newResource(Unknown Source) at com.verity.net.Connection.getConnection(Unknown Source) at com.verity.net.Connection.getConnection(Unknown Source) at com.verity.search.util.JSDispenser.getConnResource(Unknown Source) at com.verity.search.ProcessK2Operation.submit(Unknown Source) at com.verity.search.VSearch.getK2Info(Unknown Source) at com.verity.search.VSearch.collectionByAlias(Unknown Source) at coldfusion.tagext.search.SearchTag.verifyLocale(SearchTag.java:805) at coldfusion.tagext.search.SearchTag.doSearch(SearchTag.java:200) at coldfusion.tagext.search.SearchTag.doStartTag(SearchTag.java:159) at coldfusion.runtime.CfJspPage._emptyTcfTag(CfJspPage.java:2661) at cfresults2ecfm1144074321.runPage(C:\websites\simtropolis.com\docs\stex\results.c...   Resources: Enable Robust Exception Information to provide greater detail about the source of errors. In the Administrator, click Debugging & Logging > Debug Output Settings, and select the Robust Exception Information option. Check the ColdFusion documentation to verify that you are using the correct syntax. Search the Knowledge Base to find a solution to your problem. Browser   Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; fr; rv:1.9.0.5) Gecko/2008120122 Firefox/3.0.5 Remote Address   83.68.197.166 Referrer   https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?p=results,cfdebug Date/Time   28-Jan-09 10:10 AM

I didn't found something similar on the forum. Can anyone help? Thx.

[teddybear2009 0]

I am haveing the same problum as well, sorry i cant help but thought that it would help if they knew that this is happening to more than just one person

[Bigandy 0]

This sometimes happens to me too. But not all the time.

[gio10469 24]

yep im getting the same message...i hope it gets fixed soon...

[rainyday 2]

Ya whats up with that? Please some mod or admin enlighten us

[Eʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ 273]

The STEX search thingy is broken, everyone is having this problem. Hopefully it will get fixed soon.

[Keegan V50 15]

same here...but this problem has frequenty appear and i hope they will fix it soon...

Victor

[felipz_07 1]

It has been several weeks since this thread was started and I have been experiencing the same problem to this time. What's going on?

[gio10469 24]

yea the problem is back...someone posted a workaround here on the forum but I can't seem to find it...

[Javascap 9]

Same bug going on here. I also get the same error.

[DITRO 15]

Here it is.    SWAT-MEDIC posted it in the STEX forum.  The thread is called STEX Searching - URL Manipulation.  It's copied below.

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Hello!

In this small article I will demonstrate a small technique for searching the STEX when the search box is broken or down.

There is a url that can be used to enter a search query to display items on the STEX related to the terms given in the query.  An example below:

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?page=1&Keyword='>https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?page=1&Keyword=SearchTermsHere&view=all

The search terms are in bold.  This is what you replace with what you are searching for.

An example search might be:

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?page=1&Keyword='>https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?page=1&Keyword=canals&view=all

It also appears to work for the Modds & Download section (I've had that not function occasionally.) by replacing 'stex' with 'modding'...

https://www.simtropolis.com/modding/index.cfm?page=1&Keyword=SearchTermsHere&view=all

[JakeMD 107]

I posted some information this in STEX - Simtropolis Exchange.