How to Use "OR" Function in Searches and Alerts in OzBargain?

bargainerpro on 15/08/2024 - 09:21
Last edited 15/08/2024 - 11:38 by 1 other user

Hello everyone, I tried searching this forum for a similar topic, but couldn't find anything, so my apologies if this was asked before.

In short, I have a few alerts for ubiquiti and Unifi, following this pattern:
ubiquiti option:titleonly type:ozbdeal
unifi option:titleonly type:ozbdeal

Now, because when someone posts a deal with both of these in the title, I get 2 alerts (as expected). I'd like to only be alerted once, and so I thought the most logical option here would be to set up a single alert with both options there, something along the lines of:

unifi OR ubiquiti option:titleonly type:ozbdeal

This, sadly, didn't work, as the "OR" didn't quite work the way I was expecting it to, and instead worked as if it weren't there, or as an "AND" if you will, by filtering only those with both words in the exact order.

Would it be possible to use this function, and if so, how?

Thank you all.

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  Moderatorscotty on 15/08/2024 - 09:54

  Boolean operators are supported by the search database engine but not yet supported by OzBargain search function itself. I'll take a look in getting it implemented.

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    bargainerpro on 15/08/2024 - 10:01

    Thank you very much, dear sir.
    It is very much appreciated!

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      jv on 15/08/2024 - 10:24

      Why don't you use "AND" ?

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        bargainerpro on 15/08/2024 - 10:33

        Because I want the filter to work with either (the OR function), and "AND" would mean it has to be both to be considered a match.

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          jv on 15/08/2024 - 10:51

          @bargainerpro: What about "NOT AND"

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            pjetson on 15/08/2024 - 11:33

            +1

            @jv: NOT(AND(NOT A, NOT B) = OR(A,B)

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              jv on 15/08/2024 - 11:35

              +2

              @pjetson: That's a load of Boolean…

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              Chandler on 16/08/2024 - 09:37

              +2

              @pjetson: *eye twich*

              NOT(AND(NOT A, NOT B)) = OR(A,B)

              FTFY¹

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                rompastompa on 16/08/2024 - 09:57

                +1

                @Chandler: I know right, that always gets me (It kicks in my OCD

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                pjetson on 16/08/2024 - 11:51

                +1

                @Chandler: Thanks.

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                ahappysloth on 17/08/2024 - 09:33

                @Chandler: How can I make an alert that will alert me when A and B are both in the title of the deal? Please, thanks

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                  rompastompa on 17/08/2024 - 09:37

                  @ahappysloth:

                  wordA wordB option:titleonly type:ozbdeal

                  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/search/node/wordA%20wordB%20opt…

                  Replace wordA and wordB with the two words you want and press enter.

                  If the results are what you're after, click Create Alert to send you notifications.

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    theSav on 15/08/2024 - 13:45

    This would be much appreciated! Thanks!!

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  daunce on 15/08/2024 - 11:11

  I find the subject and examples used spot on.

  I received 2 email alerts for this thread because I also have saved alerts for unifi & ubiquiti. :-)

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    scrimshaw on 15/08/2024 - 11:34

    +1

    You can restrict alerts to deals only by using type:ozbdeal.

    And using option:titleonly would match keywords in the node title only

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:search