Thank you!  That's the clue I needed.  Here's the final syntax:
 
"Canadian" OR "Brand1" ANDNOT "Domestic"  
and
"Domestic" OR "Brand1" ANDNOT "Canadian"  
 
Thanks again,
Mary

--- On Thu, 5/27/10, Michael Pearson <mt_pear...@hotmail.com> wrote:


From: Michael Pearson <mt_pear...@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: Boolean expressions in unstructured FM9
To: mhs...@yahoo.com, framers@lists.frameusers.com
Date: Thursday, May 27, 2010, 10:14 AM




Hi Mary,

Try something like this:

"Canada" AND "Brand1" ANDNOT "Brand2" ANDNOT "Brand3" ANDNOT "Brand4"... ANDNOT 
"Domestic"

HTH,
Mike

> Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 06:22:11 -0700
> From: mhs...@yahoo.com
> Subject: Boolean expressions in unstructured FM9
> To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
> 
> We have many brands in one document - each has a condition for the 
> brand-specific information. There are also different versions for Canadian 
> and domestic product. We have been maintaining separate sourcefiles for 
> Canadian and for domestic versions. 
> 
> Now that we've jumped to FM9 (from FM7.1) , I am trying to figure out if 
> Boolean expressions can allow us to merge Canadian and domestic versions. 
> Unfortunately I am getting an invalid expression when I try to set up the 
> situation I would need. This is not even attempting proper syntax -- is it 
> possible to do this in unstructured FM9?
> 
> (Canada and Brand1) but not (Brand2, Brand3...BrandX, or Domestic)
> 
> Likewise, I would also do the same in reverse -- Domestic, not Canadian.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mary
> 
> 
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