Searching dilemma

Rellwood · 10-14-2017, 01:10 AM

I am not sure if I am doing the search wrong, but I have been trying to show books that contain mutually exclusive tags.

I want to create a virtual library based on some tags I have for exclusive shelves in Goodreads. However, I can only isolate one tag at a time.

Instead of books containing both "X" and "Y" (impossible for exclusive shelves)

Is there a way to create a library based on books that contain "X" or "Y"?

kovidgoyal · 10-14-2017, 01:25 AM

tag:=X or tag:=Y

Rellwood · 10-20-2017, 07:07 PM

I can't seem to be able to do that. Does this only work with tags? I am looking for text shown in the tag browser.

davidfor · 10-20-2017, 11:19 PM

Try clicking on one of the entries in the tag browser. The search used will be shown. Then, ctrl-click on the other entry in the tag browser. The search will be changed to add the second entry. They will be connected with either "and" or "or" (which is used is controlled by options). Make it an "or" and you should have your search.

Rellwood · 10-23-2017, 04:17 PM

Thanks,

I had tried to do that in the past, but ended up with basically all the tags and not just the ones I wanted, but I went in and did it just now. Although I had to manually change the "and" to "or" but it still worked! Thanks

theducks · 10-23-2017, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rellwood

Thanks,

I had tried to do that in the past, but ended up with basically all the tags and not just the ones I wanted, but I went in and did it just now. Although I had to manually change the "and" to "or" but it still worked! Thanks

At the bottom of the Tag Browser: The tools icon on the Left: Search type
Any = or
All = and

10-14-2017, 01:10 AM	#1
Rellwood Library Breeder (She/Her) Posts: 1,156 Karma: 1900479 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Fullerton, California Device: Kobo Aura HD (1) PW3 (4) PW3 2019 new edition (1)	Searching dilemma I am not sure if I am doing the search wrong, but I have been trying to show books that contain mutually exclusive tags. I want to create a virtual library based on some tags I have for exclusive shelves in Goodreads. However, I can only isolate one tag at a time. Instead of books containing both "X" and "Y" (impossible for exclusive shelves) Is there a way to create a library based on books that contain "X" or "Y"?

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10-14-2017, 01:25 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	tag:=X or tag:=Y

10-20-2017, 07:07 PM	#3
Rellwood Library Breeder (She/Her) Posts: 1,156 Karma: 1900479 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Fullerton, California Device: Kobo Aura HD (1) PW3 (4) PW3 2019 new edition (1)	I can't seem to be able to do that. Does this only work with tags? I am looking for text shown in the tag browser.

10-20-2017, 11:19 PM	#4
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,907 Karma: 47303748 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Try clicking on one of the entries in the tag browser. The search used will be shown. Then, ctrl-click on the other entry in the tag browser. The search will be changed to add the second entry. They will be connected with either "and" or "or" (which is used is controlled by options). Make it an "or" and you should have your search.

10-23-2017, 04:17 PM	#5
Rellwood Library Breeder (She/Her) Posts: 1,156 Karma: 1900479 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Fullerton, California Device: Kobo Aura HD (1) PW3 (4) PW3 2019 new edition (1)	Thanks, I had tried to do that in the past, but ended up with basically all the tags and not just the ones I wanted, but I went in and did it just now. Although I had to manually change the "and" to "or" but it still worked! Thanks

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