Issue with Tag and File Search in TagStudio Alpha 9.4.2

[Almahadnagy]

I’ve been using TagStudio Alpha 9.4.2, and I’ve encountered an issue when searching for files using tags and file names. Here's the scenario:

Tag Creation:
I created a tag named The Beatles with the shorthand beatle and successfully applied it to several files.

File Tagging:
For example, I tagged a file named Let It Be.mp3 with the The Beatles tag. The tag appears correctly in the file's properties, so it seems the tagging process is working fine.

The Issue:
When I try to search for the tagged file, the query doesn't return any results. Here’s what I’ve tried:

Searching by tag alone:

tag:"The Beatles"
Result: No items found.

Searching by tag and file name:

tag:"The Beatles" AND name:"Let It Be"
Result: No items found.

Using the shorthand instead of the tag name:

tag:"beatle" AND name:"Let It Be"
Result: No items found.

Using partial file name with wildcards:

tag:"The Beatles" AND name:"Let*"
Result: No items found.

What I’ve Checked:

The file is correctly tagged (visible in the file’s properties).
The library has been reindexed.
Search modes (And and Or) were tested.
Wildcards (*) were used to allow partial matches.
Simplified queries (e.g., just the tag or file name) also didn’t work.
What I Expected:
I expected the program to return the file that matches the tag and part of the file name (similar to how Windows search works when you only remember part of a file name). I’m not sure if this is intended functionality, but it would be helpful for narrowing down results when working with large libraries.

Let me know if you need more information or steps to reproduce the issue. I really appreciate your work on TagStudio and hope this can be resolved soon.

[CyanVoxel]

9.4.x doesn't have the search syntax you've described, this is upcoming in 9.5 and was tracked via #600.
Furthermore there is no "name" keyword but rather the "path" keyword.

[Almahadnagy]

Thanks!