Hunting for MP3's

[aurumdigitus]

Does there exist any easy way to local MP3's by properties such as Title or Artist using the built-in Find functions without having to resort to scripting using such as the TYPE command?

[aliteralmind]

I'd like to be know how to search by bit-rate, too.

[bdeshi]

in name field:
prop:<property Name> or #<property Index>: <property value to search for>

syntax note: http://www.xyplorer.com/release_8.70.htm

btw what's the type command?

edited.

[aurumdigitus]

Wow! Registered this puppy in 2008 yet almost every day continue learn something new with the kind tutorage of folks such as yourself. Not quite the built-in way hoped for but after a little bit of study got it to work.
And when going to Configuration | File Info to get a list of the Tags and their ID's Don has even included a "Copy All Items". That man thinks of everything!

btw what's the type command?

Sorry - mind not still fully functional after too much holiday grog.

[aurumdigitus]

@SammaySarkar - A thought occurred overnight. Is it possible to configure this to search for multiple items simultaneously so long as they are of the same Type?

Have tried but can't get it to work. Maybe a syntax error on my end.

[bdeshi]

Of course.
These will find my Beatles songs or my rock music: (finds both "with a little help from my friends" by Beatles, "livin on a prayer" a rock song not by them)

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prop:#mp3.artist:"The Beatles";prop:#mp3.genre:"Rock"

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:prop:#mp3.artist:"The Beatles" OR prop:#mp3.genre:"Rock"

note the beginning : to denote boolean

Also, this will find songs that are by Beatles AND are rock music:

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:prop:#mp3.artist:"The Beatles" AND prop:#mp3.genre:"Rock"

note the beginning : to denote boolean

Also XY can search among multiple filetypes too.
Search for Bon Jovi songs and also programs by you-know-who:

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 prop:#mp3.artist:"Bon Jovi";prop:company:"www.xyplorer.com"

[aurumdigitus]

With this knowledge in hand 2015 will now be replete with much productive searching!

[aurumdigitus]

In case it might not be self-evident to those reading this thread all of this also works with Quick Search (F3).

Very handy

[eil]

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prop:#mp3.artist:"Bon Jovi"

is a good search pattern. can smb say how to edit Quick Search Info Tips to add it(and some more patterns) there?

[bdeshi]

You can stick the pattern to Quick Search box's dropdown list.

Go to Tools->List Management->Quick Search.
Then add this as a new entry at the top:

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-----> mru

Then paste the search pattern above that line.

So the top of the listbox should be like this:

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Any pattern added before the `-----> mru` line is permanently stickied to the dropdown.

This trick applies to most all List Mgmt lists+associated dropdowns.