Smart Group for Text Files

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Greetings!

I’m evaluating DTPO and I’ve generally been quite impressed. However, I have encountered a possible bug. I wanted to create a smart group to gather all the files in my database-- that is, all files whose kind is either plain text or rich text. So I created a smart group searching for ANY of (kind is plain text) and (kind is rich text).

When I do this, the program discards the first of my two conditions. If I return to the smart group editor for this group, I only see the second condition. Is it not possible to set up a smart group to search for two kinds of file?

I’m using DTPO 2.0.2. I tried deleting and re-creating my smart group, as well as rebuilding my database, but the problem persists. Let me know if I can usefully provide any other info.

I see a lot of forum traffic about troubles with smart groups, and I find in the DTPO manual a note saying “The smart group editor is still under construction.” Given that DevonTHINK is a premium program with a premium price tag, I find this discouraging. Is there any timeline for when smart groups will be considered fully functional? (I don’t mean to imply any irritation on my part; I’m just curious.)

Thanks!

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Multiple kinds/labels aren’t supported yet but will be in the future.

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While this is an old post, if anyone else is looking for an answer, you can partially solve the situation if you setup a smart group to search for multiple kinds of files using the filename filter, because DTPO supports multiple filenames in Smart Group filters.

I.e.
for PDF files, select “Filename > ends with > .pdf”
for text files, select “Filename > ends with > .txt”
to search for similar file extension names use the contains operator, i.e. “Filename > contains > .doc” (to search .doc or .docx files)

and so on, adding as many filename filters as you need.

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You can actually nest Kinds as subcriteria as well. Hold the Option Key to add subcriteria when editing a Smart Group.
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