Custom Yes/No Field doesn't appear in browser and can't search on it

spedinfargo · 01-01-2014, 11:29 AM

I created a custom yes/no field called "nosync" and marked a few books with it.

For some reason the field doesn't show up in my browser and I can't do a search on it. I tried "nosync:true" and "nosync:yes" and neither returns a result.

Is there a trick to using a yes/no field properly?

Thanks

theducks · 01-01-2014, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spedinfargo

I created a custom yes/no field called "nosync" and marked a few books with it.

For some reason the field doesn't show up in my browser and I can't do a search on it. I tried "nosync:true" and "nosync:yes" and neither returns a result.

Is there a trick to using a yes/no field properly?

Thanks

All custom fields begin with a:
Pound/hashmark (#)
#nosynch:true

you can still use a column that is not displayed, but Preferences: Add Your Own Columns: has a tisk for which to show and changing the order of the list controls WHERE on the spreadsheet.

You did RESTART Calibre after adding the column

spedinfargo · 01-02-2014, 07:59 PM

Thanks for the ideas. It was a combination of the # and the fact that I got confused on the display name vs. the column name. Once I got that sorted out using the field in a query and a virtual library worked fine.

I did notice that yes/no fields don't show up in browser tree on the left - I'm assuming that's by design...

theducks · 01-02-2014, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spedinfargo

Thanks for the ideas. It was a combination of the # and the fact that I got confused on the display name vs. the column name. Once I got that sorted out using the field in a query and a virtual library worked fine.

I did notice that yes/no fields don't show up in browser tree on the left - I'm assuming that's by design...

I think so. D
Comments and Dates are not there either.

Lets face it: there are only 2 choices (3 if you use Tri-state mode) :

01-01-2014, 11:29 AM	#1
spedinfargo Groupie Posts: 155 Karma: 106422 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: none	Custom Yes/No Field doesn't appear in browser and can't search on it I created a custom yes/no field called "nosync" and marked a few books with it. For some reason the field doesn't show up in my browser and I can't do a search on it. I tried "nosync:true" and "nosync:yes" and neither returns a result. Is there a trick to using a yes/no field properly? Thanks

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01-02-2014, 07:59 PM	#3
spedinfargo Groupie Posts: 155 Karma: 106422 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: none	Thanks for the ideas. It was a combination of the # and the fact that I got confused on the display name vs. the column name. Once I got that sorted out using the field in a query and a virtual library worked fine. I did notice that yes/no fields don't show up in browser tree on the left - I'm assuming that's by design...

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