Searching Meta Properties

[Enternal]

So I wanted to search for all images that have a width of less than 1024. I set file types to "Images" and used the following in the name field for property search:

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Prop:Width: < 1024

I ended up with all pictures including pictures that have a width of larger than 1024. Tried again using Width's index number of #162 so:

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Prop:#162: < 1024

and got exactly what I wanted. Is there something I'm doing wrong or is this some kind of bug? I did the same thing for height:

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Prop:Height: < 1400
Prop:#164: < 1400

and once again, the search using the property index value works.

[admin]

Using words here is totally unreliable (MS's fault, not mine). Use the indices.

[Enternal]

Ah I see. Since indices are not always the same for each computer, perhaps it's possible in the future for XYplorer to try to match up the indices with the name? For example, if a user type in prop:[propertyname]:[value], XYplorer will internally convert [propertyname] to whatever the indices is for that particular computer. Is that possible?

[admin]

Good idea, but has caveats (locale must match!). See notes here with the similar function:

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v12.60.0015 - 2013-07-23 13:53
    + SC get got a new named argument "propertyindex".
      Syntax: get("propertyindex", propertyname)
        propertyname: Name of the property.
                      It's identical to the column header in Details 
                      view, and has to be in the system locale (e.g. in 
                      German in a German Windows).
        return:       The numerical index of that property.
                      Or "-1" if the propertyname is not found.
      Note:
        The return varies from Windows to Windows, and from system to system.
      Usage:
        Make scripts using extended properties (SC property, SC report 
        with "prop:") portable and working under different Windows versions.
      Examples:
        text get("propertyindex", "besitzer");    // -> might return "8" in a German XP
        text get("propertyindex", "orientation"); // -> might return "254" in a English Win7

[admin]

Added something. In the next version you can do this:

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Prop:*Width: < 1024

The prefixed asterisk will internally convert "Width" to its property index.

[Enternal]

Added something. In the next version you can do this:

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Prop:*Width: < 1024

The prefixed asterisk will internally convert "Width" to its property index.

Awesome! Thanks! Now I don't need to go through that list all the time whenever I switch computers and stuff.

EDIT: It works wonderfully! Thanks!

[CookieMonster]

Enternal - Where did you find the index number ?