do searching in IM work for anyone?

NO matter what I do, what options I set, what search type I use, I 
can't find "similar" pictures under IM. I've tried finding "exact" 
(duplicate) matches, "similar" matches using the different search 
modes, tried adjusting the sliders, tried "or'ing", "and'ing", and 
everything else. No matter what, I seem to get every picture in my 
database back, no matter how unalike they are, only limiting by the 
number of results I've selected (200 default).

I can't really tell if the search is doing anything. If it is, there 
doesn't seem to be a way to tell it to return the best matches first. 
I can't even find "identical" images in the same directory.

(Incidentally, there is a program that does this type of thing very 
well - D'PEG - if anyone needs something like this)

I've also mentioned that I've had very poor results with any of the 
search functions (on the search window) in IM. The wildcard searches 
either don't work, or use wildcards characters in a way I can't 
comprehend - and I've been using computers since before DOS. It seems 
like most of the search window features really doesn't work. Too bad -
 IM is great for data entry, not so good for finding the data later. 
I have had good success with setting up a virtual directory in the 
categories tab, using formulas to filter results.

Maybe it's a dead issue with a new version coming out. Still, I wish 
Mario would either categorically state that these search functions, 
in the search window either worked, or didn't work. I don't care if 
they don't function - there are work arounds - but then I wouldn't 
keep on wondering if its just something stupid I'm doing. How about a 
bottom line position on this from Mario or other users? Do wildcard 
and "find similar" searches work in a consistent fashion in IM?








 
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