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[Saucepan]

1. Press F9, or Add Smartlist
2. Click Add New Rule, select 'Year' in the drop down, 'is' in the middle section, and enter in '2015' (or any year) in the right field
3. Click Add New Rule, select 'Custom' in the drop down, and enter OR in the field
4. Click Add New Rule, select 'Artist' in the drop down, 'is any' in the middle section, and select an Artist (it doesn't matter who)
5. Click OK

Smartlist made.

Right-click the Smartlist you just made, and select 'Edit Smartlist'

Where did the Custom OR go? How can I get it to stick?

[ferday]

i'm not sure what you are doing or what you mean really, I assume you are trying to use the rules list (drop downs)

but for what you seem to be asking, you'd go into the import/export dialog in the smartlist and type

[media type]=[audio] ([artist]="artist name" or [date (year)]=year)

this will give you a list that either matches artist name or year.  the brackets are important.  i'm pretty sure this can't be done by using the rules list, you need to type it in as a search string

[Saucepan]

Amazing. Ferday wins again.

Thank you.

BTW, what I'm trying to do? It's complex but I'll give it a shot in explaining:

I use Keywords to categorize/describe my music. My library is big and it's not all tagged yet (probably never will be, and some is really too difficult to classify). I've made a User-Created field that holds data from what other people classify an Artist or Release to be. I use RateYourMusic for this data grabbing. It's really in depth, and pretty accurate.

SO,

I try to create new listening experiences that will incorporate my classifications with others. That's where the OR comes into play. I want my smartlists to draw from my outlook, and from others as well.

Probably didn't explain that well. Anyway, thank you for solving that one!

[lepa]

this will give you a list that either matches artist name or year.  the brackets are important.  i'm pretty sure this can't be done by using the rules list, you need to type it in as a search string

You can insert brackets/AND/OR by clicking mouse left in the border of the rules.

[glynor]

You can insert brackets/AND/OR by clicking mouse left in the border of the rules.

You can, but the system is a bit baffling. If you figure it out, please post a detailed set of rules for them. If I could find it I'd have documented it on the Search Wizard's wiki page.

I find it much easier to type them in using the Import/Export button using the Search Language, myself.

[lepa]

I find it much easier to type them in using the Import/Export button using the Search Language, myself.

That's true 
However there is a tooltip if you place mouse cursor in the area... ( means OR, [ is AND.
Where it gets a little confusing is that you also group with same characters.

Code: [Select]

( Rule 1
  Rule 2 )
  Rule 3
in import / export: (Rule1 OR Rule2) AND Rule3

Code: [Select]

[ Rule 1
  Rule 2 ]
  Rule 3
in import / export: (Rule1 AND Rule2) AND Rule3
 

Code: [Select]

(( Rule 1
   Rule 2 )
   Rule 3 )
in import / export: ((Rule1 OR Rule2) OR Rule3)

Code: [Select]

([ Rule 1
   Rule 2]
   Rule 3)
in import / export: ((Rule1 AND Rule2) OR Rule3)

Code: [Select]

[( Rule 1
   Rule 2)
   Rule 3]
in import / export: ((Rule1 OR Rule2) AND Rule3)

Something like that if I didn't mess anything up in examples

[glynor]

Fantastic. I'll come back and update the page. Thanks!