[Hornet]

$10 to the first person who figures this out...

How do I get an 'or' criteria in a smart folder? All I can figure out is by adding additional criteria, they default to 'and'. It'd be awesome if I could make a folder that... searched for all items within folder x, that were created within the last week, that were of kind a or b or c. That would be so good for my workflow. Any ideas of workarounds?

[JMII]

I don't have Tiger yet but based on this info: http://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/macosx-10.4.ars/9
Spotlight's user interface doesn't allow "OR" conditions. Thus it seems Smart Folders are not so "smart" after all

I'll email you my address so you can send out $10

[ntt]

There may be a method of hacking the smartfolder file using a text editor or similar.
I'm waiting to pick up Tiger tonight then I'll see what can be hacked.

[Mithras]

Here's an example:
Suppose you want to find all files in your "Downloads" folder that are created within the last week, of kind either "text" or "PDF."

So first make your saved search, specifying "Kind: PDF", "Created: This week". Save it, say with the name "Recent Text or PDF"

1. Go to ~/Library/Saved Searches/
2. Drag your "Recent Text or PDF.savedSearch" file onto the text editor of your choice.
3. On lines 7-8 (or so), you'll find

Code:
	<key>RawQuery</key>
	<string>(kMDItemContentTypeTree = 'com.adobe.pdf') &amp;&amp; (kMDItemFSCreationDate &gt;= $time.today(-7)) &amp;&amp; (kMDItemContentType != com.apple.mail.emlx) &amp;&amp; (kMDItemContentType != public.vcard)</string>

4. Now we'll edit that query to include text as well as PDFs:

Code:
	<key>RawQuery</key>
	<string>(kMDItemContentTypeTree = 'com.adobe.pdf' || kMDItemContentTypeTree = 'public.text') &amp;&amp; (kMDItemFSCreationDate &gt;= $time.today(-7)) &amp;&amp; (kMDItemContentType != com.apple.mail.emlx) &amp;&amp; (kMDItemContentType != public.vcard)</string>

5. Save the file.
6. No step six!
Actually, you might have to make a copy of the file, or rename or move it, to get the Finder to refresh its cache.

I'll accept an iTunes certificate, thanks. (J/K)

[Hornet]

Ahh fantastic! Good to see it can be done. Maybe the spotlight UI will add it sometime Cheers mate!

[Catfish_Man]

Or you could just add a "Raw Query" criteria and type it in there...