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Search function not working? (Messed up database?)

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jeffmangum:
Seems like the search function aint working on my Sansa Clip+
Some tracks are searchable (i noticed its searchable when i have the whole album. and the single songs arent im not sure).

And i noticed that the database function isnt being useful on mine. Like sometimes, if theres a playing song, the "same as current" fucntion is not working. Even the "history" function aint workling. Like most played tracks, etc.

[Saint]:
Both these features certainly do work, and work well.

In regard to the "Same as current" function, this relies on your metadata being correct. It can only make a match if it has other fields to match to *exactly*. If this fails for you, its almost certainly because there is no matching data anywhere else in the Database.

For instance:

"Artist Name"
will not match with,
"Artist Name "
or,
"artist name"
or,
"Artist Name."


In regard to the "History" function, this relies on you first enabling the preservation of runtime data:

Settings -> General Settings -> Database -> Gather Runtime Data -> Yes

The manual for your device describes this.


[Saint]

jeffmangum:
Does the database feature of it relies on the Tags of the mp3s? Cause i havent really tagged them correctly.
As for the search function, it also searches for the tag? But im pretty sure not all of my mo3s arent tagged.

silvertree:
The database will not be very useful without properly tagged files.

[Saint]:

--- Quote from: jeffmangum on November 12, 2013, 10:01:25 PM ---Does the database feature of it relies on the Tags of the mp3s?

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Yes.


--- Quote from: jeffmangum on November 12, 2013, 10:01:25 PM ---Cause i havent really tagged them correctly.

--- End quote ---

This is the reason you are having issues with features that rely on metadata.


--- Quote from: jeffmangum on November 12, 2013, 10:01:25 PM ---As for the search function, it also searches for the tag?

--- End quote ---

Yes.


--- Quote from: jeffmangum on November 12, 2013, 10:01:25 PM ---But im pretty sure not all of my mo3s arent tagged.

--- End quote ---

Then the database is of very little use to you. Use the File Browser, or tag your media correctly.


[Saint]

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