# Filter Search for (" or ")
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-search-for-or/64569
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 1, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-search-for-or/64569 "2024-05-01T14:22:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-search-for-or/64569/1 "2024-05-01T14:22:01Z")
I know from here [Filter and Search](https://docs.mp3tag.de/filter/) that you cannot search for `"` unless you use `"$ifgreater($strstr(%field%,$char(34)),0,yes,no)" IS yes` or
`field MATCHES \"`
I am wondering if it is possible to search for `("` or `")`. I tried different combinations but could not get it to work. I am trying to change titles that have alternate names from ("alternate name") to "alternate name" to conform with iTunes and other naming conventions and to shorten tiles in general.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-search-for-or/64569/2 "2024-05-01T14:31:51Z")
For the opening brace followed by double quotes `("` you could try
`"$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)$char(41)),0,yes,no)" IS yes`
Replace %TITLE% with the tag name you want to filter for.
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### Author:  [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-search-for-or/64569/3 "2024-05-01T14:35:40Z")
Ha! Thank you! 🤩Now it works! You must have changed it after I copied the first version.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-search-for-or/64569/4 "2024-05-01T14:36:37Z")
I already changed my answer to other way around - as you for sure has already noted yourself. 😉
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-search-for-or/64569/5 "2024-05-01T14:38:09Z")
I just tried
> [@LyricsLover](#):
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> "$ifgreater($strstr(%TITLE%,$char(40)$char(34)),0,yes,no)" IS yes
and it yielded - as expected - the file with the TITLE
`I'm so ("happy")`
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-search-for-or/64569/6 "2024-05-01T14:42:10Z")
Just replace the nn-codes in `$char(nn)` with the ASCII code numbers you want to search for.
You can use the numbers from a [ASCII code table](https://www.ascii-code.com/). An opening brace is 40 and a closing brace is 41. Double quotes are ASCII 34.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-search-for-or/64569/7 "2024-05-31T14:42:35Z")
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