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Find files using plugin values comparison

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Forgive me if I'm asking for something that's been asked before but a search for "compare plugin values" did not return anything related to my thought...

When doing "Find files" using plugin values, is it possible to enter another plugin's value in the "value" field so that only files where the 2 plugin value match or do not match (depending on the operator) would end up in the final list? For example, show me only files where tc.WriteDate != exif.DateOriginal in the final list so I can figure out why the file was altered. Rough example, but you get the idea?

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No need fo any nesting here.
Just add more than one plugin line in in the search
and use the default combine with AND condition.
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Horst.Epp,
How would that work?

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Re: Find files using plugin values comparison

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Hi and welcome.

EvilTwin wrote:...

When doing "Find files" using plugin values,
is it possible to enter another plugin's value in the "value" field
so that only files where the 2 plugin value match or do not match (depending on the operator)
would end up in the final list?

...
Not a direct way like that, but

after a first search you can click at [Feed to listbox]

which give you a filtered file list

which you can search again by a second property.





HTH? :D

longest time frame btw between joining and posting I ever have seen, wonder that you still know the login credential lol
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How would that work?
Maybe like it works in the "Change attributes" dialog:
If you in that dialog choose a plugin, you can click the "+" button and set the value to an output from another plugin.

See: http://madsenworld.dk/tcmd/doubleplugin.png

It would be nice if we could do something similar in the "Find files" dialog - like this:
http://madsenworld.dk/tcmd/doublepluginsearch.png

I can support the introduction of such an option in the "Find files" very much - actually missed it the other day.
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Hacker wrote:Horst.Epp,
How would that work?

Roman
What about
Click the "+" button and set the value to an output from another plugin
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Horst.Epp,
Click the "+" button
Which "+" button are you referring to?

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Hacker wrote:Horst.Epp,
Click the "+" button
Which "+" button are you referring to?

Roman
Sorry its called "More rules" in the Search / Plugins dialog.
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2Horst.Epp
How would you perform a comparison like:

[=tc.writedate] != [=exif.DateOriginal]

using" More rules"
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petermad wrote:2Horst.Epp
How would you perform a comparison like:

[=tc.writedate] != [=exif.DateOriginal]

using" More rules"
Unfortunately not at all.
I overlooked the condition on the thread start :cry:
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Thanks for trying :) It did try manually entering a plugin field name as you showed on the "change attributes" screenshot, but it did not work. So I'm guessing this is something that would have to be added as a new feature?

I did actually use that same trick in the "change attributes" screen to reset writedate to the exif.dateoriginal field on quite a few pictures where Windows screwed the date up to the date of the import, and it worked so very well (with a few exceptions).
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