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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 24 for Windows => Topic started by: andrewberg on April 19, 2019, 09:44:58 am

Title: Search expression to exclude (hide) files in a view
Post by: andrewberg on April 19, 2019, 09:44:58 am

I have a view scheme for movies, from which I would like to exclude (hide) some B+W movies that are minor quality... So to add to my 'rules for file display', I formed a search rule (expression) as 'custom modifier' like this:

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-[[Rating]=<=2 [Farbe/SW]=[S-W]]
That should translate to "Black+white movies reated 2 or lower"... (using the custom field [Farbe/SW]=[S-W] I created for b+w videos). The initial '-' character should exclude (= not show) the files meeting the criteria that follow in square brackets, with double bracing to read like a 'x and y' operator, (not 'x or y') -- only files meeting both criteria should be excluded!

But unfortunately this expression has no effect. Can any of you help me do it right, please!?

Title: Re: Search expression to exclude (hide) files in a view
Post by: MrBiff on April 19, 2019, 11:39:34 am

(-[Rating]=<=2 or -[Farbe/SW]=[S-W])

Title: Re: Search expression to exclude (hide) files in a view
Post by: andrewberg on April 19, 2019, 12:05:38 pm

Quote from: Eight Dancing Monkeys on April 19, 2019, 11:39:34 am

(-[Rating]=<=2 or -[Farbe/SW]=[S-W])

Thank you, that seems to work... To my sursprise, as I thought "OR" will return (i.e. exclude in this reverse case) files that are either B+W OR below 2 stars...
But the Wizard simply turns the '<=2' around to '=>2' (so rather including than excluding), and shows the round braces before and after both of the two Rating & BW search fields...

Fairly confusing to me, but as long as it works... ;-)