Search within a search?
I wanted to find out how many commentators on Ecclesiastics 11:5 (in my library) has a referral to John 3:8 (scripture link).
After doing a Passage Search on Eccl. 11:5 I got 81 results. Then I had to open them, one-by-one, an manually check if they refer to John 3:8. Very time consuming!
Then it hit me: How about a search (John 3:8) within a search (Eccl. 11:5)?
Is that possible?
Maybe a Command? Or an option in Passage Search?
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Jan Áki Andreasen said:
Is that possible?
You can do this by using a Milestone search: <jn 3:8> WITHIN {Milestone <Ec 11:5>}
- This constrains the search to commentaries
- This specifies a reference to John 3:8 - however it is actually represented in the commentary
- This specifies that you want the search to only look at articles within resources that are tagged with that particular verse
Does this give you what you are looking for?
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Thanks, Graham!
That was the solution [Y]The constraining (no. 1) is a bit tricky.
On your screen it says: "All Text", but standard on mine is "Everything". Pulling down the menu didn't show an "All Text" option. So, I tried to type "All Text", and that worked.
Your write: "type:commentary" - what does the "type:" do?
In my library, if I only type "commentary", I get 1.524 resources; but if I type "type:commentary", I get 1.350 resources. Why is there a 174 count difference?Where do I find a complete list of search options?
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Jan Áki Andreasen said:
That was the solution
Excellent
Jan Áki Andreasen said:On your screen it says: "All Text", but standard on mine is "Everything". Pulling down the menu didn't show an "All Text" option. So, I tried to type "All Text", and that worked.
The "All Text" toggle allows you to search for all text in a set of resources - or allow you to search for specific subsets (such as headings) or highlights
The "All Resources" toggle allows you to choose between a range of standard options - such as "All Resources", "Everything", "Factbook" or various subsets of resources as defined in collections.
Entering something like "commentary" into the box provides the ability to provide a "quick collection" based on how resources are identified. It is outlined at https://community.logos.com/forums/t/92688.aspx
Jan Áki Andreasen said:Your write: "type:commentary" - what does the "type:" do?
In my library, if I only type "commentary", I get 1.524 resources; but if I type "type:commentary", I get 1.350 resources. Why is there a 174 count difference?"Commentary" returns all resources with the word "commentary" in the title, description or other parts of the metadata while using "type:commentary" returns those resources that are explicitly tagged as commentaries within Logos.
Jan Áki Andreasen said:Where do I find a complete list of search options?
There are a lot of search options - so it probably depends on what you mean!
Two good places to start are the wiki https://wiki.logos.com/Search_HELP and https://wiki.logos.com/Detailed_Search_Help and the Logos 7 helpfile
Hope this helps, Graham
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