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Database searching by exclusion

Is it possible to use the database to search for everything that does not have a particular attribute?

More particularlly I want to search a playlists and have everything that does not have a particular comment that I put in all of the songs I encoded show up in the search window.

I've tried using $if(%comment%, , 1) and several variations in the format box and the comment in the pattern box like the help seems to suggest.   

I might just have formating problems cause it seems that it should be possible.

Thanks.
I have more money invested in audio/music/sound than in my car and I'm still not convinced I'm not deaf.

And yeah I know I can't spell.

Database searching by exclusion

Reply #1 –
Make the format: "%comment%" and use:
Code: [Select]
-"your special comment tag here"
[span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%']
(note the minus sign)[/span]

The extended playlist generator is also handy for queries like this (foo_playlistgen_ex).
 

Database searching by exclusion

Reply #2 –
Most excellent!

thanks a bunch.
I have more money invested in audio/music/sound than in my car and I'm still not convinced I'm not deaf.

And yeah I know I can't spell.