[PROBLEM] Advanced Search Issue

[Hwrd69]

I've searched the forum and have been unable to find a this issue. First, I am running the current release Moode Player 9.2.5. I'm using a RPI4B & a HiFi-Berry DAC+. All interface with the Moode Player is via my phone or my PC web access.

My issue is in the Advanced Search function. With the majority of my files it has worked without problem. However, when  I want to use strict comparison (e.g. == ambient) I get zero returns. I've even tried this on previous searches (where I found what I was looking for) and I still get zero returns. The reason why I need this to work is I need to differentiate between "Dark Ambient" & "Ambient" in the search. When I searched just 'Dark Ambient' I get both genres. When I search 'Ambient' I get both genres. I do understand why I get these results. When I use the strict comparison operator I get nothing.

Am I missing something? If I use the strict comparison in the Genre field as I have it above, shouldn't I get just the results with ambient genres?

[Tim Curtis]

If you specify Dark Ambient in the Genre field of Adv Search it should only return that genre.

In any case I can repro that == and != operators don't work. Some sort of regression bug...

[Nutul]

Try this:
=~ ^ambient$

this searches for ambient at the beginning AND at the end of the genre string; so, in the end, when it only contains "ambient".
I tried for Jazz, on my end, and it works.
Just bear in mind, that if a track has more genres (like: more genre tags in case of FLAC files, then if one of those tags IS "ambient", the search results will include it, even if it contains another genre tag like "acid jazz".

[Tim Curtis]

Fixed