Why does this search only work when pre-fixed with "searched for: "?
bugsie says:
searched for: list:Inbox OR (NOT tag:now AND NOT tag:pending AND NOT tag:reference AND NOT tag:sometime AND NOT tag:weekend AND NOT tag:shopping AND NOT tag:hshopping)
I've looked at other smart lists and they are not similarly pre-fixed so cannot understand why the above only works with the "searched for: " prefix?
I've looked at other smart lists and they are not similarly pre-fixed so cannot understand why the above only works with the "searched for: " prefix?
andrewski (Remember The Milk) says:
Hi bugsie,
The task details box on the right will show "Searched for: …" when displaying a Smart List or search while no tasks are selected. However, the search criteria shouldn't actually contain the phrase "Searched for:".
Hope this helps! Let me know if you're seeing anything else.
The task details box on the right will show "Searched for: …" when displaying a Smart List or search while no tasks are selected. However, the search criteria shouldn't actually contain the phrase "Searched for:".
Hope this helps! Let me know if you're seeing anything else.
bugsie says:
If the smart list search criteria (the actual search rather than what is simply displayed in the task details box) contains "searched for: " then the search works as it should. Remove it and the search stops working.
However, as I use searches more I realise I'm perhaps not writing them as efficiently as I should. I think the above should read:
list:Inbox OR NOT (tag:now AND tag:pending AND tag:reference AND tag:sometime AND tag:weekend AND tag:shopping AND tag:hshopping)
(i.e. remove all the NOTs from the bracketed area and put a single NOT after the first condition but before the open bracket.)
Perhaps it's the way I write my queries.
However, as I use searches more I realise I'm perhaps not writing them as efficiently as I should. I think the above should read:
list:Inbox OR NOT (tag:now AND tag:pending AND tag:reference AND tag:sometime AND tag:weekend AND tag:shopping AND tag:hshopping)
(i.e. remove all the NOTs from the bracketed area and put a single NOT after the first condition but before the open bracket.)
Perhaps it's the way I write my queries.
andrewski (Remember The Milk) says:
Hi bugsie,
I presume the second portion of your search is trying to find any tasks that don't have any of those tags, e.g. a task that needs to be tagged with one of those.
If that's the case, I think you'll rather want your search to be:
list:Inbox OR NOT (tag:now OR tag:pending OR tag:reference OR tag:sometime OR tag:weekend OR tag:shopping OR tag:hshopping)
Only tasks that are either in the Inbox or have none of those tags will show up in that search. Hope that helps!
If you have any searches that don't work correctly, would it be possible to submit a Tasks & Lists issue report via our support system, if you haven't done so already?
Just select your issue from the list on the left, and follow the steps shown. If your issue isn't listed, click on "I'd like to report a new issue". Your report should provide all the info that we need to investigate further, but we'll be in touch via email if we require any more details.
Thanks!
I presume the second portion of your search is trying to find any tasks that don't have any of those tags, e.g. a task that needs to be tagged with one of those.
If that's the case, I think you'll rather want your search to be:
list:Inbox OR NOT (tag:now OR tag:pending OR tag:reference OR tag:sometime OR tag:weekend OR tag:shopping OR tag:hshopping)
Only tasks that are either in the Inbox or have none of those tags will show up in that search. Hope that helps!
If you have any searches that don't work correctly, would it be possible to submit a Tasks & Lists issue report via our support system, if you haven't done so already?
Just select your issue from the list on the left, and follow the steps shown. If your issue isn't listed, click on "I'd like to report a new issue". Your report should provide all the info that we need to investigate further, but we'll be in touch via email if we require any more details.
Thanks!