In Views latest dev (30 May) there is no way to set an exposed filter has optional if the field is a CCK text field with no allowed values (in other words, if it's a simple text field). This results in an empty view if the default option is «Is equal to» and there is no text for the filter. This also results in not being possible to have an neutral option where the filter is there but is not used and all the nodes are shown.

In Views 6.x-2.12 when you had and exposed filter for a CCK text field with no allowed values and an «Is equal to» with no text, all the node would show. I don't know if this was the most correct behaviour, but it was equivalent to having an optional exposed filter. That's not possible any more in latest dev.

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Encarte commented

Note: to reproduce this behaviour you need to re-save the view after updating views module.

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dawehner
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commented

This sounds a bit like #1054272: String filters are non optional anymore for me

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Encarte commented

Yes, dereine, it seems the same problem. With the exception of GRRaka case (wich didn't give much information), it seems to be solved for everbody in 6.x-3. Shouldn't there be a backport of the solution for 6.x-2.x-dev too?

Thank you for your attention, dereine.

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dawehner
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Status: Active » Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

This was already commit to 6.x-2.x as well.
Can you please try to verify it by testing out 6.x-2.x-dev?

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Encarte commented
Status: Postponed (maintainer needs more info) » Active

Unfortunately, dereine, the problem still remains... Exposed filters in cck fields cause nodes not to appear unless something is entered in the filtered (witch means there is no option to show all nodes). Using the July 9, 2011 - 01:47 Views 6.x-2.x-dev.

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Encarte commented
Status: Active » Fixed

Tried the September 1 dev and it seems to be fixed. Thank you Dereine.

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.

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ermannob commented
Version: 6.x-2.x-dev » 6.x-2.16
Status: Closed (fixed) » Active

Hi,
I'm afraid my cck filters don't work on views 6.x-2.16. If a text filter is left empty, the query will search for empty text. I would like it to be optional.

Greetings.
-ermannob

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mustanggb commented
Issue summary: View changes
Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)