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From: Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca>
Subject: Re: Help with org-map-entries and property searches
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:46:44 -0500
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Ben Alexander <bva@alexanderonline.org> writes:

> However, all of the following attempts to search for both kinds of (or
> all) values fail (no error, just the wrong value).  What am I doing
> wrong?
>
> (length (org-map-entries t "+LEDGER={\"transaction\"\|\"entry\"}"))
> => 0
> (length (org-map-entries t "+LEDGER={transaction\|entry}"))
> => 0
> (length (org-map-entries t "+LEDGER=entry"))
> => 0
> (length (org-map-entries t "+LEDGER"))
> => 0
>

Try this:  (add 2 more \ characters before the |)

(length (org-map-entries t "+LEDGER={transaction\\\|entry}"))
=> 3

HTH,

Bernt