Re: Excluding items in a soap search

 >> In Bric 1.8.5, is there a way I can soap list_ids
and pass an
 >> exclusionary parameter? For example, I want to get
all the
 >> new_releases that DO NOT have a thumbnail.
 >
 >No, I'm afraid not.
 >
 >> I did see the list thread titled "Story List
Utility Template" but
 >> have not read through the template yet. Does the
template provide
 >> this exclusionary functionality?
 >
 >No. In 1.10 you can exclude a given story:
 >
 >   --search exclude_id=1234
 >
 >But you can't do a "WHERE !=" in Bricolage.
Sorry.
 >
 >It could be added without too much trouble, I suppose,
if someone
 >wanted to work on a patch. You'd have to add a function
to
 >Bric::UtilBI like
ANY, but called NOT, that, when detected, simply
 >inverts the search.
 >
 >Best,
 >David


The API browser says that exclude_id can use ANY (in
$story->list),  
but I cannot get it to work. Does it work, or is it a
mistake in the  
docs?

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On Aug 22, 2007, at 14:21, Ashlee Caul wrote:

> The API browser says that exclude_id can use ANY (in
$story->list),  
> but I cannot get it to work. Does it work, or is it a
mistake in  
> the docs?

If it doesn't work, it's a bug.

Best,

David