Playlist criteria Any text does not allow ; multiple entries
ie Lyrics contains Lyricator ; Instrumental.... will show tracks where the Lyrics Field contains Instrumental AND / OR Lyricator in it.
but Any text contains Lyricator ; Instrumental....will only show tracks that contain BOTH
Is this a bug, can it be changed?
MM5 Playlist Criteria "Anytext" does not allow multiple entries [#18127]
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Re: MM5 Playlist Criteria "Anytext" does not allow multiple entries
You can use nested criteria like this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/h7tobvpm4k377 ... 4.png?dl=0
Or alternativelly Any text contains word1 OR word2 : https://www.dropbox.com/s/ybb2lccod78yu ... 6.png?dl=0
Or alternativelly Any text contains word1 OR word2 : https://www.dropbox.com/s/ybb2lccod78yu ... 6.png?dl=0
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Re: MM5 Playlist Criteria "Anytext" does not allow multiple entries
Aha! so use "OR" instead of separating with ;
That's what I need
That's what I need
Re: MM5 Playlist Criteria "Anytext" does not allow multiple entries
Ludek wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 5:49 am You can use nested criteria like this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/h7tobvpm4k377 ... 4.png?dl=0
Or alternativelly Any text contains word1 OR word2 : https://www.dropbox.com/s/ybb2lccod78yu ... 6.png?dl=0
The nested criteria facility is good. I didn't know that.
It seems needlessly confusing that
- An ANYTEXT search uses OR as an operator when searching, but in other tags (AlbumArtist, Album, etc) the "or" operator is a semi-colon ... and in both cases the alternate usage is invalid
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Re: MM5 Playlist Criteria "Anytext" does not allow multiple entries
Yes, the usage of OR and ; is currently inconsistent and not officially supported AFAIK.
It is just that ANYTEXT is more like searching via the search bar -- so the OR operator works like in case of the search bar usage.
So usage of the nested criteria is the suggested/offical way (and should be documented -- if not already).
It is just that ANYTEXT is more like searching via the search bar -- so the OR operator works like in case of the search bar usage.
So usage of the nested criteria is the suggested/offical way (and should be documented -- if not already).
Re: MM5 Playlist Criteria "Anytext" does not allow multiple entries
It's not documented (yet). Documentation of this area is virtually just a placeholder.Ludek wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 4:56 am Yes, the usage of OR and ; is currently inconsistent and not officially supported AFAIK.
It is just that ANYTEXT is more like searching via the search bar -- so the OR operator works like in case of the search bar usage.
So usage of the nested criteria is the suggested/offical way (and should be documented -- if not already).
The closest coverage is here, which would lead one to assume that OR and ; are equivalent, because that is what it says.
I realise that this is not a "now" issue, but should be a sometime issue IMO.
I think that the concept of an "official way" is wishful thinking on your part. It is contradicted by the documentation, also by the reasonable expectations of the user. ... A nested criteria is more complex and more ugly than a simple OR operator, which works in MM5 in some places.
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