How to test "is empty" in Smart Collections

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July 13, 2025
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I'm trying to set up a smart collection that examines the entire catalog and returns all the images that do not have a creator. The obvious answer would be to select "is empty" from the criteria drop down. Unfortunately, that doesn't exist.

How might this be done in a smart collection to examine the entire catalog and find those images with no creator listed.?

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Correct answer JohanElzenga

As you can search the creator field on text, the following should work (assuming that the creator will always contain one vowel, if not use all letters of the alphabet): Creator: Does not contain: 'a e i o u y'.

JohanElzenga

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As you can search the creator field on text, the following should work (assuming that the creator will always contain one vowel, if not use all letters of the alphabet): Creator: Does not contain: 'a e i o u y'.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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stevedellAuthor

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While not elegant, it does work. Thank you

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