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martinjp
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Author search isn't

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There are times, in BE 13.2.6 and at least the previous version, when although BE claims to be conducting a search on the Author field, it evidently isn't. I attach a screen shot. Notice "Search Authors" indicated below the search field. Notice the name typed into this field: "Furui." And notice that the author(s) in the selected reference do not match this name. In fact, no author in the database matches this name, yet there are 1791 hits.
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martinjp
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Re: Author search isn't

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Exploring further: the search function starts working before Return is entered. On some occasions the behavior I describe above occurs. I've haven't yet figured out what those occasions are. But once Return is entered, the correct results appear in the main window.
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Reindex the library. If you find the search is still returning incorrect hits send the library to me and tell me exactly what to do to see this. If I can't reproduce it there's nothing I can do about it.

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Re: Author search isn't

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Reindexing doesn't help. I'm trying to figure out the sequence of actions that leads to the problem...
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When you do please let me know.

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