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Subject: Re: How to do Properties search by define an agenda command
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Chao LU <loochao@gmail.com> writes:

> Dear all,
>
> I'm trying to figure out how=C2=A0 to do Properties search by define an
> agenda command.
>
> Here is my item in org file:
>
> *** Franz Schwabl / Quantum Mechanics
> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 :PROPERTIES:
> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 :TITLE: Quantum Mechanics
> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 :AUTHOR: Franz Schwabl
> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 :CATEGORY: Quantum Mechanics
> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 :TAGS: Quantum Mechanics, Group Theory
> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 :KEYWORD: Quantum Mechanics, Perturbation, Second Quan=
tization
> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 :LOCATION: iTune
> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 :END:
>
> And I want to define a agenda command to search this item out. I've
> tried this one, but did not work:
> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 ("19" "TEST" occur-tree "Title=3D"Quantum Mechan=
ics"")
> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 ("19" "TEST" tags "Title=3D"Quantum Mechanics"")
>
> So is there anyone knows how to do this correctly?

Two things:=20

1. You need to escape the inner quote marks in the custom command.

2. AFAICT Properties are case sensitive. Your drawer includes a "TITLE"
   property but your custom command searches for "Title".

This custom command worked for me:

(setq org-agenda-custom-commands=20
      '(("x" "TEST" tags "TITLE=3D\"Quantum Mechanics\"")))

You could also just type the following:

C-a m TITLE=3D"Quantum Mechanics"

Note: you can also use regexps in property searches. E.g.,

C-a m TITLE=3D{quantum.*mechanics}

Best,
Matt