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Hello, the following search tag

{exp:search:simple_form no_result_page='search/no-results' result_page='search/results' search_in='entries' channel='not contact_ch|related_products_ch|testimonials_ch'}

and results page

{exp:search:search_results}
<a href="http://{auto_path}" title="{title}">{title}</a>
{excerpt}

{/exp:search:search_results}

is returning results 1) from a file field that is set to not searchable (Is field searchable? No.) instead of from any one of the fields that are set to searchable

http\://www\.[removed]\.com/uploads/general/FPOimage280x160\.jpg

AND 2) with certain punctuation (apparently?) escaped with backslashes…

Return Policy\: We provide our customers with a 30\-Day Return Policy\. You have 30 days to return the merchandise to us, for whatever reason\. The 30 days start the day that your merchandise is shipped\. Refund requests must meet the following conditions\: The merchandise must be unused and returned with…

Any idea why?

I am also getting backslashes in my {excerpt} output before colons and periods.

Edit:
Looks like there were some ‘bug fixes’ around backslashes and search results in 2.5.4
http://ellislab.com/expressionengine/user-guide/about/changelog.html#version-2-5-4

Also, a reported bug here:
https://support.ellislab.com/bugs/detail/19102

Yup, that’s the stuff. I’ve added

<?php echo stripslashes('{excerpt}'); ?>

to the template.

My other problem was due to the wrong field being selected for the excerpt in the channel preferences…

Thanks for your help!