bitwise operator search

[diazlaz]

HI All,

Is there a possibility in the search or advance search to utilize bitwise operators during a search in calibre. I' want to utilizing a integer field, and use bitwise operators to embed flags and able to search for the states.

Thanks!
Laz.

[chaley]

Originally Posted by diazlaz

HI All,

Is there a possibility in the search or advance search to utilize bitwise operators during a search in calibre. I' want to utilizing a integer field, and use bitwise operators to embed flags and able to search for the states.

Thanks!
Laz.

Nope, not supported.

I do wonder why you want to do it with integers. Wouldn't using a custom column "like tags" with the flags as strings do the same thing in a much more readable way? Something like "#state:=read and #state:=purchased" instead of "(state & (READ|PURCHASED)) == (READ|PURCHASED)"