[solved] strange result in search with a dot in the string

[Michael REMY]

hi,

i don't know whenever it is a bug or misunderstodd thing (maybe the dot is particular).

i have a files list with a file named "woman.in.black.avi".

when i search "black", there is the right result.

but when i search "in.black" there is nothing
even when i search "woman.in" there is nothing too !
and when i search "woman" there is the result

does the dot (.) is special in search string ?

[Stefan2]

One answer can be find e.g. there

http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=41165&highlight=exact+file


 

[ghisler(Author)]

Yes, the dot is special, when you include at least one dot, TC will search for the EXACT MATCH. So just surround your search strings with a '*' on each side, e.g.
*in.black*

[Michael REMY]

Yes, the dot is special, when you include at least one dot, TC will search for the EXACT MATCH. So just surround your search strings with a '*' on each side, e.g.
*in.black*

but i also tried with 2 dots, and TC still continue to search in its ways

so ".in.black" does return any result wheras there must be one

[ghisler(Author)]

Not confirmed.

[Michael REMY]

Not confirmed.

not confirmed because it is not a bug (i understand the . feature)

or because you didn't manage to reproduce the double dot string search (previous message) ?

[Lefteous]

2ghisler(Author)

Yes, the dot is special, when you include at least one dot, TC will search for the EXACT MATCH. So just surround your search strings with a '*' on each side, e.g.
*in.black*

Bug or not - for me this is and always has been a _very_ odd behavior.

[ghisler(Author)]

2Lefteous
How would you search for an exact match then?

[Lefteous]

How would you search for an exact match then?

Using quotes. I think this is something really quite common.

[ghisler(Author)]

But that collides with multiple search strings, e.g.
file1 file2
finds these two files, and
"file1 file2"
finds a file with this full name...