A search for books with NO ISBN in 'Ids'?

222fbj · 08-06-2016, 10:13 AM

How can I find all books in my library that have no ISBN in the 'IDs' field?

thanks

jackie_w · 08-06-2016, 10:48 AM

Try isbn:false in the Search bar

chaley · 08-06-2016, 11:23 AM

The general identifier search syntax is

Code:

identifiers:name:condition

where "identifiers" is the constant value 'identifiers', "name" is the identifier name (e.g., isbn or amazon) and "condition" is what you are looking for (true, false, an exact or partial value, a regular expression).

Thus

Code:

identifiers:isbn:false

does what you want.

The expression "isbn:" is short for "identifiers:isbn:", which is why that works as well.

222fbj · 08-06-2016, 11:26 AM

THANKS! Got it

08-06-2016, 10:13 AM	#1
222fbj Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Samsung Galaxy Tablet	A search for books with NO ISBN in 'Ids'? How can I find all books in my library that have no ISBN in the 'IDs' field? thanks

08-06-2016, 11:23 AM	#3
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,741 Karma: 6997045 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	The general identifier search syntax is Code: identifiers:name:condition where "identifiers" is the constant value 'identifiers', "name" is the identifier name (e.g., isbn or amazon) and "condition" is what you are looking for (true, false, an exact or partial value, a regular expression). Thus Code: identifiers:isbn:false does what you want. The expression "isbn:" is short for "identifiers:isbn:", which is why that works as well.

08-06-2016, 11:26 AM	#4
222fbj Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Samsung Galaxy Tablet	Resolved THANKS! Got it

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08-06-2016, 10:48 AM	#2
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,212 Karma: 16534894 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo: KA1, ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E. PocketBook: TouchHD3	Try isbn:false in the Search bar