Linking to a specific question and answer

If you need to link to a specific question or instruct someone to look at a specific question, you can append the question I.D. parameter to the search page's web address. For example, to retrieve question #111 and send the link in an e-mail to someone, use the following web address:

http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/faqs/result.php?id=111

Alternatively, you can use the I.D. parameter in the search box. For example, you can enter the following as if it were a search term:

id=111

That single question is displayed as the search result.

You can find the question id to the bottom right of the question itself on the Edit Questions page within the FAQ Administration system.

Invalid parameters

When you pass invalid parameters, no results are returned in the search page. The tree control will show no items and searches will yield no result. Please inspect the href attribute of the link you used to trigger the search.

Parameters are case insensitive, but it is recommended that you type the parameter exactly as the name, topic, or subtopic label was defined in the administrative system.