MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - How to search Author column for "The " or "A "

eschwartz · 07-21-2014, 03:28 PM

Using "~" at the beginning of a search match activates regex mode.

"^" is the regex symbol for beginning-of-string.

"~^The" matches the word "The", using regex to only match at the beginning of the field.

07-21-2014, 03:28 PM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Using "~" at the beginning of a search match activates regex mode. "^" is the regex symbol for beginning-of-string. "~^The" matches the word "The", using regex to only match at the beginning of the field.