Filter Search for (" or ")

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I know from here Filter and Search that you cannot search for " unless you use "$ifgreater($strstr(%field%,$char(34)),0,yes,no)" IS yes or
field MATCHES \"

I am wondering if it is possible to search for (" or "). I tried different combinations but could not get it to work. I am trying to change titles that have alternate names from ("alternate name") to "alternate name" to conform with iTunes and other naming conventions and to shorten tiles in general.

2

For the opening brace followed by double quotes (" you could try
"$ifgreater($strstr(%TITLE%,$char(40)$char(34)),0,yes,no)" IS yes

For the double quotes followed by a closing brace ") you could try
"$ifgreater($strstr(%TITLE%,$char(34)$char(41)),0,yes,no)" IS yes

Replace %TITLE% with the tag name you want to filter for.

3

Ha! Thank you! :star_struck:Now it works! You must have changed it after I copied the first version.

4

I already changed my answer to other way around - as you for sure has already noted yourself. :wink:

5

I just tried

and it yielded - as expected - the file with the TITLE
I'm so ("happy")

6

Just replace the nn-codes in $char(nn) with the ASCII code numbers you want to search for.
You can use the numbers from a ASCII code table. An opening brace is 40 and a closing brace is 41. Double quotes are ASCII 34.