Searching for an exact string containing double quotes

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waffeln
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Searching for an exact string containing double quotes

Post by waffeln »

I'd like to use the title:"..." parameter to find audio files matching an exact title.
How do i search for a title like this one? Rhythm Is a Dancer (7 " Edit)
I've tried quot: but it seems to be ignored inside the double quotes for the exact matching.
therube
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Re: Searching for an exact string containing double quotes

Post by therube »

Ensure that your " is a " & not some character that looks like a ".
ASCII and Unicode quotation marks

I can do something like,
content:"&quot:abc&quot:"
, & it will find "abc" (in quotes) in a file containing:

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this is a test "abc" this is only a test
but not this:

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this is a test 'abc' this is only a test
This may be found - depending on your setting of Search | Match Diacritics:

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this is a test “abc“ this is only a test
void
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Re: Searching for an exact string containing double quotes

Post by void »

Please note:
quot: is for Everything 1.4
&quot: is for Everything 1.5+


Please try the following:

title:"Rhythm Is a Dancer (7 "quot:" Edit)"
waffeln
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Re: Searching for an exact string containing double quotes

Post by waffeln »

void wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 11:00 pm title:"Rhythm Is a Dancer (7 "quot:" Edit)"
This worked! I didn't think about assembling the search string this way. Thank you :)
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