Searching exact phrase: "[word]"

[CabbageTree 4]

Hi there,

 

I am starting topic, which was discussed already (here).I am using inline tags in the text [inlineTag]. When I want to find this: "[inlineTag]" the engine returns same result as for "inlineTag". Anything new from last mentioned discussion?

 

I have roughly 2000 notes marked by this tagging [system]. Now I found, that it is useless…

 

If there is no possibility to find exact phrase containing brackets in Evernote, I could change the [] into something really searchable, but: Is there any Find / Replace function Which I can Apply to a bunch of notebooks? In a single note, the Ctrl + H launch the Find / Replace dialog, but it is just in note environment, not in Notebooks themselves.

 

Thank you in advance.

[gazumped 10,776]

There's nothing new that isn't discussed in the thread you linked to.  Also there's no global find and replace,  though you could change the brackets to any other alpha character - "xWord" as example - to achieve your result.  Depending on your OS it may be possible to search through your database / note files and make changes using external software,  but that has a serious risk of generating additional unwanted results,  or corrupting your database.  A slow process of individual replacement may be your best option...

[BurgersNFries 2,407]

Hi there,

 

I am starting topic, which was discussed already (here).I am using inline tags in the text [inlineTag]. When I want to find this: "[inlineTag]" the engine returns same result as for "inlineTag". Anything new from last mentioned discussion?

 

I have roughly 2000 notes marked by this tagging [system]. Now I found, that it is useless…

 

If there is no possibility to find exact phrase containing brackets in Evernote, I could change the [] into something really searchable, but: Is there any Find / Replace function Which I can Apply to a bunch of notebooks? In a single note, the Ctrl + H launch the Find / Replace dialog, but it is just in note environment, not in Notebooks themselves.

 

Thank you in advance.

First, I would suggest next time, you do some due diligence & make sure something works the way you think it does, before committing thousands of notes to it & then finding out it doesn't work the way you thought it did.

 

Second, you can simply do a search on this exact phrase... (enclosed in quotes)

 

"inline tag"

 

...because it would find the notes that have [inline tag] in them.  That would either restrict the results to what you're looking for or at least narrow the results down.

[CabbageTree 4]

Well, thank you both.

 

Using third program to change the db is a bit risky, but definitely the solution.

But trying whether something works before putting it in use is the best way — definitely! I got a nice lesson for future…

 

Thank you once again for your time…

[gazumped 10,776]

Please back up your files before you start any surgery!!