Not so smart folders

[aicul]

I'm trying to use a smartfolder to collect all my DV movies that are located in a group of directories.

So I open the smart folder option, insert a search using

Kind->Others->DV Movie
File Pathname->Begins with->!!!!!!

Fact is how am I supposed to write the path name?

I tried UNIX naming, URL, GET-Info naming, other creative choices. None actually work.

Is this a bug? Anyone successfully made a Smrt Folder using "File Pathname"?

 

[Lt Major Burns]

it's "File Pathanme" [sic]

http://www.macosx.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52014&highlight=typo

 

[aicul]

zo I ques I tipE /uSres/miName/miDIR/miFodler ?

Tried that also : No Wroks

 

[Lt Major Burns]

well, i tried...

 

[fryke]

If you want to find _all_ your DV movies, just remove the file pathname (or whatever) search criteria?

 

[aicul]

Fact is, I want to find only those DV movies that are located within a set group of directories. Hence the need to use the "File pathname" criteria.

 

[Mikuro]

I know this is an old thread, but....

I have the same problem. It seems to me like the pathname (err, pathanme) field is 100% broken. Does this happen with everyone?

With almost everything I was really looking to using Smart Folders for, it seems like some bug, quirk or limitation of Spotlight makes it impossible.

 

[aicul]

Yup, I'm still frustrated with this issue. Particularly, in that how I organize my folders would make this a must have feature of smart folders.