Searching in comments

Joanna · 07-18-2016, 07:52 AM

At the risk of asking the most stupid question ever: how to search in comments/comments-like fields? What's the easiest way to find particular words / strings of words?

DaltonST · 07-18-2016, 08:36 AM

The Multi-Column Search plug-in has special functionality for searching Comments, plus many search options.

eschwartz · 07-18-2016, 02:44 PM

No need for a plugin to construct the search for you:

Code:

comments:"some text"

See: https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gui...arch-interface

Joanna · 07-18-2016, 04:02 PM

@eschwartz, thanks! I was pretty sure there must be a simple way to do that, found all the information about how to look for books with empty 'comments' field etc. but somehow didn't stumble upon that!

@DaltonST, I keep your great plugin for more sophisticated missions

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DaltonST · 07-18-2016, 04:44 PM

@Joanna:

Using the SearchBar does not show you what you searched for. It just shows you the books containing that search argument. Subpar. I would never recommend it to anyone.

To actually see what comments you are searching for, use MCS. See the attached example. Calibre cannot do that.

DaltonsT

MerlinMama · 07-19-2016, 04:47 AM

I actually configured my preferences to automatically search Title, Series and Comments whenever I do a search. So, if I search for 'Hollywood', it will show me results with Hollywood in either of those 3 locations, without the need to prefix the search. I can still use prefix when I really only want to search one of them. Very useful.

07-18-2016, 07:52 AM	#1
Joanna Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 76476 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Poland Device: none	Searching in comments At the risk of asking the most stupid question ever: how to search in comments/comments-like fields? What's the easiest way to find particular words / strings of words?

07-18-2016, 02:44 PM	#3
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)	No need for a plugin to construct the search for you: Code: comments:"some text" See: https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gui...arch-interface Last edited by eschwartz; 07-18-2016 at 04:08 PM. Reason: fixed link

07-18-2016, 04:44 PM	#5
DaltonST Deviser Posts: 2,265 Karma: 2090983 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Texas Device: none	@Joanna: Using the SearchBar does not show you what you searched for. It just shows you the books containing that search argument. Subpar. I would never recommend it to anyone. To actually see what comments you are searching for, use MCS. See the attached example. Calibre cannot do that. DaltonsT Attached Thumbnails

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07-18-2016, 08:36 AM	#2
DaltonST Deviser Posts: 2,265 Karma: 2090983 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Texas Device: none	The Multi-Column Search plug-in has special functionality for searching Comments, plus many search options.

07-18-2016, 04:02 PM	#4
Joanna Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 76476 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Poland Device: none	@eschwartz, thanks! I was pretty sure there must be a simple way to do that, found all the information about how to look for books with empty 'comments' field etc. but somehow didn't stumble upon that! @DaltonST, I keep your great plugin for more sophisticated missions .

07-19-2016, 04:47 AM	#6
MerlinMama Evangelist Posts: 498 Karma: 32554 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Sage	I actually configured my preferences to automatically search Title, Series and Comments whenever I do a search. So, if I search for 'Hollywood', it will show me results with Hollywood in either of those 3 locations, without the need to prefix the search. I can still use prefix when I really only want to search one of them. Very useful.

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