5/28/08 12:10 PM, also sprach [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> NSString *searchString = @"SpoD";
> NSString *predicateFormat = @"kMDItemFSName contains %@";
> NSPredicate *predicate = [ NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:
> predicateFormat, searchString ];
>
> NSMetadataQuery *query = [[NSMetadataQuery alloc] init];
> [ query setPredicate: predicate]; // <---- creates exception
>
> NSComparisonPredicate with left expression which is not
> NSKeyPathExpressionType given to NSMetadataQuery ("SpoD" IN
> kMDItemFSName)
>
> When I use beginswith, endswith or == instead of "contains" it works
> fine.
>
> So how can I find all filenames wich contain a given string? (Btw.
> "matches" also does not work).
kMDItemFSName is not an attribute name--it is a constant that represents an
attribute name.
OTOH, try:
NSString *predicateFormat = @"%K contains %@";
NSPredicate *predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:predicateFormat,
searchString, kMDItemFSName];
HTH,
Keary Suska
Esoteritech, Inc.
"Demystifying technology for your home or business"
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