help with search

compurandom · 05-28-2017, 11:45 AM

So, I have a column (call it #od) that readinglist synchronizes with my device so that the library knows if a book is on the device or not. However, this column lags the actual status (I consider this a feature).

I want to make a (saved) search that (among other things) only looks at books that are on the device; when the device is plugged in, I can use ondevice:true, and when it is not plugged in, I can use #od:true

Right now, the search uses (ondevice:true or #od:true) but this also matches books that were just removed from the device since it was plugged in.

Is there a way to only use ondevice if the device is plugged in, and only use #od if it is not plugged in?

(Of course, other searches want to look at books not on the device.)

copyrite · 05-29-2017, 08:34 AM

Far from being an expert here, but could you do two different searches instead of combining?

I use an OnDevice tag instead of a column, so when I search for the tag when not connected I see all the titles that should be on the device when connected. The tag is added from the Reading List PI.

compurandom · 05-29-2017, 11:09 PM

If it were just one search, splitting it into two would work.

But this search is incorporated into 5-10 other searches, so this would explode quickly.

05-28-2017, 11:45 AM	#1
compurandom Guru Posts: 919 Karma: 417282 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: kobo aura h2o, kobo forma	help with search So, I have a column (call it #od) that readinglist synchronizes with my device so that the library knows if a book is on the device or not. However, this column lags the actual status (I consider this a feature). I want to make a (saved) search that (among other things) only looks at books that are on the device; when the device is plugged in, I can use ondevice:true, and when it is not plugged in, I can use #od:true Right now, the search uses (ondevice:true or #od:true) but this also matches books that were just removed from the device since it was plugged in. Is there a way to only use ondevice if the device is plugged in, and only use #od if it is not plugged in? (Of course, other searches want to look at books not on the device.) Last edited by compurandom; 05-28-2017 at 12:12 PM.

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05-29-2017, 08:34 AM	#2
copyrite Wizard Posts: 1,814 Karma: 4985051 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryland Device: ...lots! ;) mostly reading on a Kindle Voyage	Far from being an expert here, but could you do two different searches instead of combining? I use an OnDevice tag instead of a column, so when I search for the tag when not connected I see all the titles that should be on the device when connected. The tag is added from the Reading List PI.

05-29-2017, 11:09 PM	#3
compurandom Guru Posts: 919 Karma: 417282 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: kobo aura h2o, kobo forma	If it were just one search, splitting it into two would work. But this search is incorporated into 5-10 other searches, so this would explode quickly.

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