Thomas, Wednesday, October 11, 2006, 9:17:00 AM, you wrote: TF> Hello Michael,
TF> On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:03:59 -0400 GMT (11/10/2006, 01:03 +0700 GMT), TF> Michael Rudnick wrote: TF>>> I think if you want to create a permanent filter and access it by way TF>>> of tab, you need to create a Virtual Folder. For this, you go to TF>>> the Search Function, key in the condition, and run it. Then you go to TF>>> the Advanced tab and click on Virtual Folder. MR>> I'm missing something. MR>> Some time ago I created a couple of tabs. If I go to one of the tabs, it is MR>> automatically filtered. TF> How did you create the tabs, if not by the way I suggested? MR>> If I go to View, Display, Advanced Filtering I see 'Subject MR>> Contains ....". I don't see any place where a Virtual Folder is MR>> referenced. TF> No, I am not talking about View / Display. I am talking about the TF> Search function, this icon which looks like a magnifying glass. TF> Alternatively, hit F7. I know the Search function. Based on your comments above, I created a new Virtual Folder that has the filtering that I want. I then created a tab based on the folder. MR>> I only have a few Virtual Folders. None of them have this MR>> filtering. TF> Right-click on the Virtual Folder, choose Properties / Filter. My bet TF> is that there is a condition which you entered the way I described. TF> Again, I don't know about any other way to create a Virtual Folder. MR>> So how did I create this? Also, how do I change the filter and have it MR>> saved permanently? TF> See whether you find the Search function I mean. And you can change the TF> filter in the Properties of the Virtual Folder. I finally figured this out. Previously I had created View Modes. I created a filter on the View Mode and used that View Mode for a tab. I guess that this is an alternative to the Virtual Folder approach that you showed me. This again confirms the power of TB. Unfortunately, the power doesn't always come with training wheels. Thanks for helping me review this. -- Michael Rudnick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Using The Bat! 3.85.03 on Windows 5.1 (2600) Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.85.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
