Hi Yer,

I also find that the Advanced Query on dimension entries can only handle
one dimension at a time. I've gotten around this by searching on Element +
(Height + dim), creating an object package with the results, and then an AQ
on that object package + (Element + (width + dim)). That works!

Jeri

Jeri Moxley
Manager, Collection and Exhibition Technologies
The Museum of Modern Art
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On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Jared Case <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> I think when you search Dimensions, you are only searching the display
> box, so if all of your 27x35 are noted the same way, you should be able to
> search “27 x 35 in.” (or whatever your form is in the display) in
> Dimensions and get the results you want.****
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> Oh well – I’ve actually never gotten the parenthesis to work with
> anything, and they seem like they would be so handy! ****
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> If you ever do find out a solution I would love to hear about it – I can
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> Thank you, I’ve tried that but the parens don’t work.****
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> I haven’t tried it as I don’t currently have it set up to do a dimension
> search, but could you put the Type=width and Dimension=27 in parenthesis,
> and then repeat the Type and Dimension again with another set of
> parenthesis? That way I would think you would have two separate sets of
> criteria that need to go together to get your result, and having that
> Dimension field repeated wouldn’t matter as they’d be linked to the type
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> Does anyone how to query objects with a specific dimension element with
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> I get as far as searching for one dimension type but not both.****
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> i.e. Dimension element: Frame, width= 27 inches, height=35 inches****
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