Define Collection Using Boolean Logic
Is it possible to define a collection using Boolean logic? Specifically: I'd like to define a collection that is (NOT type:bible OR type:dictionary). Is that possible? If so, how? Any assistance would be appreciated.
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You have to have include a term that expresses all your library content e.g. myrating:>=0, myrating:<6. So you have:-
myrating:>=0 ANDNOT type:(bible, dictionary)
EDIT: which is shorthand for myrating:>=0 ANDNOT (type:bible OR type:dictionary)
Dave
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Dave Hooton said:
You have to have include a term that expresses all your library content e.g. myrating:>=0, myrating:<6. So you have:-
myrating:>=0 ANDNOT type:(bible, dictionary)
EDIT: which is shorthand for myrating:>=0 ANDNOT (type:bible OR type:dictionary)
What Dave said. While keeping in mind that Logos has the peculiar distinction of defining "dictionary" as "encyclopedia."
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Dave Hooton said:
You have to have include a term that expresses all your library content e.g. myrating:>=0, myrating:<6. So you have:-
myrating:>=0 ANDNOT type:(bible, dictionary)
* ANDNOT type:(bible, dictionary)
works just as well¹ and is quicker and easier to type.
¹ if you're running the latest version of Logos 5
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Beloved said:
What Dave said. While keeping in mind that Logos has the peculiar distinction of defining "dictionary" as "encyclopedia."
Yes! Resources with "bible dictionary" or similar in their title are type:encyclopedia in the Library. type:dictionary is attributed to non-bible dictionaries like Concise Oxford or Merriam-Webster.
Dave
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Bradley Grainger (Logos) said:
* ANDNOT type:(bible, dictionary)
works just as well¹ and is quicker and easier to type.
The 5.2 beta spun its wheels for about 4 sec before listing the resources! It is OK for a Collection rule after first being generated (and cached?) but not efficient for ad hoc Library searches.
Dave
===Windows 11 & Android 13
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Thank you everybody. I used * ANDNOT type:(bible, dictionary) and got exactly what I wanted.
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Dave Hooton said:
The 5.2 beta spun its wheels for about 4 sec before listing the resources!
Logs, please.
And how many resources were matched by the filter?
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Bradley Grainger (Logos) said:
works just as well¹ and is quicker and easier to type.
¹ if you're running the latest version of Logos 5
The very first time I tried this I felt it took slightly longer than rating:>=0 (perhaps 1s vs 0.2s). But when I tried to use logs to measure the time later, I couldn't get that delay again, or even get the collection rule to show up in the logs.
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Mark Barnes said:Bradley Grainger (Logos) said:
works just as well¹ and is quicker and easier to type.
¹ if you're running the latest version of Logos 5
The very first time I tried this I felt it took slightly longer than rating:>=0 (perhaps 1s vs 0.2s). But when I tried to use logs to measure the time later, I couldn't get that delay again, or even get the collection rule to show up in the logs.
Mark, look for [inverted] in the log.
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Bradley Grainger (Logos) said:Dave Hooton said:
The 5.2 beta spun its wheels for about 4 sec before listing the resources!
Logs, please.
And how many resources were matched by the filter?
* ANDNOT type:(commentary, encyclopedia) matches 702/1133
* ANDNOT type:(bible, dictionary) matches 1055/1133
* ANDNOT type:(harmony) matches 1118.
I get the same delays in 5.1b SR-2:-
Dave
===Windows 11 & Android 13
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Dave Hooton said:
not efficient for ad hoc Library searches.
Correct. I was recommending it for building a collection (the subject of the OP).
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Bradley Grainger (Logos) said:
Correct. I was recommending it for building a collection (the subject of the OP).
When you say it "works just as well¹ and is quicker and easier to type." people are not apt to notice the subject of the thread[:)]
Dave
===Windows 11 & Android 13
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Dave Hooton said:
people are not apt to notice the subject of the thread
Sorry, I should have avoided confusion by adding "and you're using Collections" to my disclaimer.
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Dave Hooton said:
not efficient for ad hoc Library searches.
Look for improvements in this area in 5.2 Beta 3.
In particular, the filter "* ANDNOT mytag:*" (to find untagged resources) will be significantly faster (in Library and Collections).
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