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squanceyPostJanuary 12, 2020, 08:12
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December 22, 2019, 13:27
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Is there a way to edit/create filters offline ?

I need to create a big filter list and from what I can see the only export option is in a plist format.

2MR2PostJanuary 12, 2020, 09:10
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There unfortunately is not. Apple's predicate control is unwieldy to say the least. Its content is binary encoded and contains serialized objects. It is impossible to modify it in a plist file and have it actually do anything.

When a filter gets extremely complex it is far easier to write an action which determines the filter's yes/no criteria. You can use the Stop Action and Filter Files statement. Basically it allows you to Close/Hide/Select files based on the contents of a track variable. Half the variable range is treated as strings while the other half are numeric.

The attached image describes a prototype for the action and also shows the filter definition.

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squanceyPostJanuary 12, 2020, 09:15
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ok great....thanks for the quick reply, I will look into that

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