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Advanced search for Multiple Authors?
Hello fellow readers,
I have the advanced Search function mapped to the"F4" button that pops it up - using the centre tab (Title/author/series...) I'd like to know how to search for two (or more) authors in the author field. I've tried searching but nothing has come up. I've tried all sorts of things - authors separated by certain symbols etc, but nothing has worked. Thx muchly. |
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My saved search looks like this in the search bar:
authors:#>1 |
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That's an interesting function but not really what I'm other. Thx though.
Lets say I want to serach for two authors using the Adv. Search box. Lee Child and Steven Gould as examples There must be something to separate them to make the search function look for both? Lee Child, Steven Gould (Doesn't work) Lee Child; Steven Gould (Doesn't work) Lee Child: Steven Gould (Doesn't work) Lee Child# Steven Gould (Doesn't work) There is also a dropdown box in Adv. Search that offers 3 selections. Perhaps one of these needs to be selected - although none of the above eg's do the job. |
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Authors:=Lee Child and authors:=Steven Gould To see a LIVE sample of how multiple searches work : Open the Tag browser (if closed) Expand Authors: C : Click Lee Childs: HOLD the control key Expand (authors) 'G' : Click Steven Gould you can now let up on the control key ![]() The search box is a working example of a 2 author search |
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![]() The above code doesn't work in Adv, Search anyway - as it adds the author field in front of it auto-magically. Also I found I need the quotations marks to get a return Code:
authors:"=Lee Child" or authors:"=Steven Gould" |
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You may need to use the button on the bottom.
Alter Tag Browser ==> Search type when selecting multiple items ==>
Toggles between linking terms with "and" vs. linking with "or" |
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![]() You can mix and with or, but to save trying to remember the precedence rules I suggest you bracket them, as in: Code:
(tag:="bill" or tag:"=invoice") and (#status:="unpaid") ![]() BR Last edited by BetterRed; 09-16-2014 at 09:39 PM. |
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