Exact author search, last name only?

fncll · 11-15-2018, 03:30 PM

Is there a way to search for authors with an exact last name, like "berry" (so excluding "berryman" etc) with any first name?

BetterRed · 11-15-2018, 05:09 PM

This should work author:"berry"

The gears icon (Advanced Search) on left end of search bar will open a panel with various options to create search expressions viz:

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fncll · 11-15-2018, 05:18 PM

I'd already tried that and it doesn't work...that returns Berry, Berryman, Mayberry, etc.

DNSB · 11-15-2018, 05:52 PM

Not sure if this is what you need but seems to work for me. I set the What kind of match to use field to Regular Expression and entered ' berry$' (removing the single quotes) in the author search field. The $ should match any author with berry at the end of the author field while the space at the start of the search keeps from matching authors whose name ends with berry. The search string generated looks like this: author:"~ berry$"

BetterRed · 11-15-2018, 05:54 PM

what he said ↑ ↑ ↑ ✔️

fncll · 11-15-2018, 06:38 PM

That's it! Thanks.

11-15-2018, 03:30 PM	#1
fncll Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: AK	Exact author search, last name only? Is there a way to search for authors with an exact last name, like "berry" (so excluding "berryman" etc) with any first name?

11-15-2018, 05:09 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,725 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	This should work author:"berry" The gears icon (Advanced Search) on left end of search bar will open a panel with various options to create search expressions viz: BR

11-15-2018, 05:52 PM	#4
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,199 Karma: 168983734 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Not sure if this is what you need but seems to work for me. I set the What kind of match to use field to Regular Expression and entered ' berry$' (removing the single quotes) in the author search field. The $ should match any author with berry at the end of the author field while the space at the start of the search keeps from matching authors whose name ends with berry. The search string generated looks like this: author:"~ berry$" Last edited by DNSB; 11-15-2018 at 05:54 PM.

11-15-2018, 05:54 PM	#5
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,725 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	what he said ↑ ↑ ↑ ✔️ Last edited by BetterRed; 11-15-2018 at 05:59 PM.

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11-15-2018, 05:18 PM	#3
fncll Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: AK	I'd already tried that and it doesn't work...that returns Berry, Berryman, Mayberry, etc.

11-15-2018, 06:38 PM	#6
fncll Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: AK	That's it! Thanks.

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