[mb-devel] What are the valid fields to use in query parameter of xmlwebservice

[Robert Kaye]

On Apr 4, 2007, at 1:24 PM, Paul Taylor wrote:

> Could someone tell me where to find the list of fields that can be  
> used with the query parameter for the tracks collection, I know
> track, artist and release which are equivalent to the filter  
> parameters title,artist and release. But what about the rest, and  
> are their additional fields not accessible from the standard filter  
> params.
> I tried adding duration and tracknum to my query but neither had  
> any effect so I think I must have invalid field names.

The query field takes the same arguments as the advanced syntax of  
the indexed search. All of this is documented here:

    http://musicbrainz.org/doc/TextSearchSyntax

So, for testing I recommend using the web interface to hone your  
query and then move it to your application.

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