Boolean search?

ludnix · 20th September 2009, 04:32

Does winamp support boolean searches in the media library? If so what are the operators? If not, why not? Any plugins that will do this for me? It would make it a lot faster to whip out playlists if I could search for a collection of artists or filter some out when searching through my media library.

J_Darnley · 20th September 2009, 09:54

Yes: AND && & OR || | !

It is all documented in the "Advanced mode" smart view editor.

ludnix · 20th September 2009, 11:49

I'm in the Media Library -> Local Media -> Audio section and when I try any use any of those in the search bar I don't get any results. If I searched for "Jazz" I will get several results and if I search for "Classical" I get several results, but searching "Jazz OR Classical" or "Jazz AND classical" is giving me 0 results. Am I in the wrong place?

Anthony51 · 20th September 2009, 16:44

Try this:

? genre="jazz" OR genre="xyz"

ludnix · 20th September 2009, 18:53

Thanks Anthony51, that definitely works. Is there a support page that explains this somewhere, I tried doing a search but I couldn't find anything.

J_Darnley · 23rd September 2009, 09:48

Quote:

Originally posted by ludnix
Is there a support page that explains this somewhere, I tried doing a search but I couldn't find anything.

What did I say?

Quote:

Originally posted by J_Darnley
It is all documented in the "Advanced mode" smart view editor.

ludnix · 24th September 2009, 08:33

Quote:

Originally posted by J_Darnley
What did I say?

Where is that? I did a search and couldn't find any mention of it in the winamp help document.

J_Darnley · 24th September 2009, 12:27

Right click on a smart view in the local media tree on the left-hand side of the library, select "Edit View" or "Add Smart View", switch to advanced mode.

onix · 29th October 2012, 18:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by ludnix

Thanks, this is exactly what I needed to know.

Quote:

Originally Posted by J_Darnley

Right click on a smart view in the local media tree on the left-hand side of the library, select "Edit View" or "Add Smart View", switch to advanced mode.

Exactly what I was looking for too!

ludnix · 24th September 2009, 21:01

Quote:

Originally posted by J_Darnley
Right click on a smart view in the local media tree on the left-hand side of the library, select "Edit View" or "Add Smart View", switch to advanced mode.

Thanks, this is exactly what I needed to know.

20th September 2009, 04:32	#1
ludnix Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5	Boolean search? Does winamp support boolean searches in the media library? If so what are the operators? If not, why not? Any plugins that will do this for me? It would make it a lot faster to whip out playlists if I could search for a collection of artists or filter some out when searching through my media library.

20th September 2009, 09:54	#2
J_Darnley Forum King Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belgium, Europe Posts: 3,625	Yes: AND && & OR \|\| \| ! It is all documented in the "Advanced mode" smart view editor. Winamp ATF Reference — My cPro timer widget — My port of AVS Do NOT email me with general tech support questions.

24th September 2009, 12:27	#8
J_Darnley Forum King Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belgium, Europe Posts: 3,625	Right click on a smart view in the local media tree on the left-hand side of the library, select "Edit View" or "Add Smart View", switch to advanced mode. Winamp ATF Reference — My cPro timer widget — My port of AVS Do NOT email me with general tech support questions.

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20th September 2009, 11:49	#3
ludnix Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5	I'm in the Media Library -> Local Media -> Audio section and when I try any use any of those in the search bar I don't get any results. If I searched for "Jazz" I will get several results and if I search for "Classical" I get several results, but searching "Jazz OR Classical" or "Jazz AND classical" is giving me 0 results. Am I in the wrong place?

20th September 2009, 16:44	#4
Anthony51 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 14	Try this: ? genre="jazz" OR genre="xyz"

20th September 2009, 18:53	#5
ludnix Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5	Thanks Anthony51, that definitely works. Is there a support page that explains this somewhere, I tried doing a search but I couldn't find anything.