Search filters on version 1.2.1.451a

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fabioq
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Search filters on version 1.2.1.451a

Post by fabioq »

Does any one know the syntax to exclude certain files files from a Search filter. For example I have the following search filter:

file:nocase:*.zip file:nocase:!cb*.zip file:nocase:!ps*.zip file:nocase:!wx*.zip

This means I basically want to include every zip file, except for files that begin "cb", "ps" and "wx", however I want a second filter that just includes files that begin with with the above - and this is where I need help. I've tried the following:

file:nocase:cb*.zip file:nocase:ps*.zip file:nocase:wx*.zip

and doesn't seem to work. By itself if i create three different filters (for each of them), will work:

file:nocase:cb*.zip

and so on for the other two, but I'd prefer if all three work with with one filter.

-Fabio
therube
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Re: Search filters on version 1.2.1.451a

Post by therube »

Code: Select all

file:nocase:<cb*.zip|ps*.zip|wx*.zip>
fabioq
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Re: Search filters on version 1.2.1.451a

Post by fabioq »

Thanks therube!....you're a genius!....by the way is there place in the wiki or anyplace else to find what can be included within those fields - doing F1 did not bring up any help, I sort of stumbled into the ! to mean NOT, I take it the | symbol is an OR is there a symbol for AND? or is that what : is supposed to be?

Thanks anyway!
void
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Re: Search filters on version 1.2.1.451a

Post by void »

http://support.voidtools.com/everything/Search_syntax

A space is the symbol for AND.

You can use double quotes to escape spaces.
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