Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: MetaDataQuery.SetSearchScopes

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MetaDataQuery.SetSearchScopes

Sets the search scopes.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	iOS SDK
MetaDataQuery	8.0	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes, on macOS	✅ Yes

MBS( "MetaDataQuery.SetSearchScopes"; Query; SearchScopes ) More

Parameter Description Example

Query The reference number of the query. $query

SearchScopes The list of search scopes. "LocalComputerScope"

Parameter	Description	Example
Query	The reference number of the query.	$query
SearchScopes	The list of search scopes.	"LocalComputerScope"

Returns OK or error.

Sets the search scopes.
Please pass a list with file paths and special keywords used to specify specific locations:

Key	Description
UserHomeScope	Search the user’s home directory.
LocalComputerScope	Search all local mounted volumes, including the user home directory. The user’s home directory is searched even if it is a remote volume.
NetworkScope	Search all user-mounted remote volumes.
UbiquitousDocumentsScope	Search all files in the Documents directories of the app’s iCloud container directories.
UbiquitousDataScope	Search all files not in the Documents directories of the app’s iCloud container directories.
AccessibleUbiquitousExternalDocumentsScope	Search for documents outside the app’s container. This search can locate iCloud documents that the user previously opened using a document picker view controller. This lets your app access the documents again without requiring direct user interaction.
IndexedLocalComputerScope	Search all indexed local mounted volumes including the current user’s home directory (even if the home directory is remote).
IndexedNetworkScope	Search all indexed user-mounted remote volumes.

Search home folder:

MBS( "MetaDataQuery.SetSearchScopes"; $Query; "UserHomeScope" )

Search application folder:

MBS( "MetaDataQuery.SetSearchScopes"; $Query; "/Applications" )