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Old 10-03-2023, 12:08 PM   #1
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Does anyone know how to filter books by authors that begin with "Rob"...?
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Old 10-03-2023, 12:21 PM   #2
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Use the wildcard (*) character: author:Rob* will get what you want.
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Use the wildcard (*) character: author:Rob* will get what you want.
Hello Ben

That way it filters out authors that contain the "Rob" string anywhere...
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author:~^Rob
~: Use regular expression in search.
^: Regular expression anchor for start of the sting.

For more on calibre search, consult the manual.
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Old 10-03-2023, 12:33 PM   #5
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author:~^Rob
~: Use regular expression in search.
^: Regular expression anchor for start of the sting.

For more on calibre search, consult the manual.
Great! That meets what I needed. Thank you!!
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