URL or Hyperlink Search in SharePoint 2013

Question

Hi,

I am using a URL / Hyperlink type field in sharepoint 2013 list. When I search the full URL, it returns the result, but when i search the partial URL with * , it gives a very random behavior.

e.g.

If your url is somethnig like

"https://abc.xyz.in/123/abc/dummy.pdf"

then searching "https://abc.xyz.i*" gives you result but as soon as you search "https://abc.xyz.in*" it does not give you result.
In some cases if i remove the word "https://" and then search, it gives the result.

And very interestingly if I replace single dot with double dot in domain name then it gives the result
e.g. https://abc..xyz..in* => this gives the result back.

I am interested to know does Microsoft supports partial URL search?

Answer 1

Hi @Harshvardhan Saini ,

Per my research, SharePoint support partial URL search. With this article: Keyword Query Language (KQL) syntax reference It will help you better understand and manage your search query and construct KQL queries for Search in SharePoint. This syntax reference describes KQL query elements and how to use property restrictions and operators in KQL queries.

For Reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/general-development/keyword-query-language-kql-syntax-reference

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Answer 2

Unfortunately it doesn't solve the issue.... the article does not tell about URL search.