XnView Software

XnViewMP 1.8.0 64bit
Windows11 (23H2), display resolution 3840x2160, win scaling 150%

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having trouble finding dates/times as advised here

To reproduce:
0. test file (modified date need to be updated once saved)
Issue A
1. open Search dialog (default settings, no checkboxes checked)
2. add single criteria, search string and run search

• All fields
  - does not search in File Created/Modified fields (red)
  - finds in EXIF Date Taken/Modified fields (yellow)
  expected behaviour
  not sure where exactly 'All fields' supposed to search (yellow):
  • all available fields
    OR
  • 'File:All fields' only
    since there are separate 'EXIF/IPTC/XMP:All Fields' conditions, then, following this logic, there should also be 'All Fields' and 'File:All Fields' conditions

• EXIF:All fields
  finds as expected, the only question about delimiter in date (yellow)

181 fix/clarification:
- 'All fields' search in EXIF, IPTC, File fields
- need to use dash(-) and semicolon (:) separator when searching in date


Issue B
Why is a semicolon (:) used internally as separator for dates?
It either should be:
- dash(-) as in ISO8601 OR
- whatever user set in OS settings, dash in my case

Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce the problem.

Issue B
Why is a semicolon (:) used internally as separator for dates

EXIF date are string and use :

This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.8.1. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.

fixed in 181