Calibre Search

mitch13 · 12-26-2014, 07:00 AM

May be wrong but I am sure the latest version of Calibre (2.14) now inserts '=' before a search say, for an author.
If I type in 'Title/Author/Series Search' author 'McDermott' it finds no authors of that name. On the top line it shows: author:"=McDermott"
If the '=' is removed then ALL authors with McDermott in name appear.

Am I missing an adjustment to correct this? Am I correct? If so it is a pain and has changed in this latest version.

Cheers

mitch13

itimpi · 12-26-2014, 07:58 AM

As far as I know the search syntax has not changed for a long time.

The presence of '=' in a search term means exact match, while its absence means 'contains'. Also if you want to use search on authors then it is essential that the ':' at the end is present - without it what you type Is treated as a search string and not an identifier type.

theducks · 12-26-2014, 10:21 AM

If you do not specify a search field
fieldname:
You get ALL or the fields limited to those custom set in the Preferences:Searching

mitch13 · 12-27-2014, 12:04 AM

Thanks people. Loaded Calibre this afternoon and back to normal. Must have been something I altered briefly yesterday!!

Cheers

mitch13

12-26-2014, 07:00 AM	#1
mitch13 Groupie Posts: 187 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Device: Appraising the market	Calibre Search May be wrong but I am sure the latest version of Calibre (2.14) now inserts '=' before a search say, for an author. If I type in 'Title/Author/Series Search' author 'McDermott' it finds no authors of that name. On the top line it shows: author:"=McDermott" If the '=' is removed then ALL authors with McDermott in name appear. Am I missing an adjustment to correct this? Am I correct? If so it is a pain and has changed in this latest version. Cheers mitch13

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12-26-2014, 07:58 AM	#2
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,552 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	As far as I know the search syntax has not changed for a long time. The presence of '=' in a search term means exact match, while its absence means 'contains'. Also if you want to use search on authors then it is essential that the ':' at the end is present - without it what you type Is treated as a search string and not an identifier type.

12-26-2014, 10:21 AM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,904 Karma: 55267620 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	If you do not specify a search field fieldname: You get ALL or the fields limited to those custom set in the Preferences:Searching

12-27-2014, 12:04 AM	#4
mitch13 Groupie Posts: 187 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Device: Appraising the market	Thanks people. Loaded Calibre this afternoon and back to normal. Must have been something I altered briefly yesterday!! Cheers mitch13

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