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rubberbucket · 07-07-2013, 02:07 AM

I've created my own column to designate which books I've read. The text type will show a green check mark if I type in "true" for the books I've read, and a red x-mark if I type in "false" for the ones I haven't. I thought it was easiest just to mark the books I've read and leave the others blank. Problem now is that I'm not sure how to create a virtual library for the books I haven't read.
Normally the search expression would be 'read:false' and it would bring up all the books that didn't have anything in the 'read' column, right? But if it's a true/false column, how to I search blank boxes then?? If I put 'read:false' in the search expression I get an error saying it produces no results.

07-07-2013, 02:07 AM	#1
rubberbucket Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2013 Device: Nook Tablet	Search for empty text box without using "false" I've created my own column to designate which books I've read. The text type will show a green check mark if I type in "true" for the books I've read, and a red x-mark if I type in "false" for the ones I haven't. I thought it was easiest just to mark the books I've read and leave the others blank. Problem now is that I'm not sure how to create a virtual library for the books I haven't read. Normally the search expression would be 'read:false' and it would bring up all the books that didn't have anything in the 'read' column, right? But if it's a true/false column, how to I search blank boxes then?? If I put 'read:false' in the search expression I get an error saying it produces no results.