Steps to reproduce
Create some files with property type list and fill it with file links.
Some files create with out properties from previous step
Create database that filters by link to this
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Expected result
No notification and errors
Actual result
Notification with message: “Failed to evaluate filter: Type error in “contains”, parameter “value”. Expected String given ThisFile” every time anythings changes in a file
Environment
SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: 1.12.4
Installer version: 1.11.4
Operating system: #14-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Jan 9 17:01:16 UTC 2026 6.17.0-14-generic
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Language: en
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: dark
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 1
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 10
Plugins enabled: 10
1: Remotely Save v0.5.25
2: CSV Table v1.2.0
3: Numerals v1.5.5
4: Pandoc Plugin v0.4.1
5: Dataview v0.5.68
6: Line Arrange v1.5.0
7: PlantUML v1.8.0
8: Custom File Extensions Plugin v1.2.1
9: Tasks v7.23.1
10: Multi Properties v1.4.0
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Additional information
Using next dataviewjs I got this output in my vault
All 1750
Has part_of 1585
Has BlockedBy 70
I have problem only with filter that uses BlockedBy property, but use same for part_of and it works good.
const projects = dv.pages('"Projects"')
const withPartOf = projects.filter(p => p.part_of).length
const blockers = projects.filter(p => p.BlockedBy).length
dv.header(4, "All " + projects.length)
dv.header(4, "Has part_of " + withPartOf)
dv.header(4, "Has BlockedBy " + blockers)
Here is my views that works good
- type: table
name: Subprojects
filters:
and:
- part_of.contains(this)
groupBy:
property: formula.statusOrder
direction: ASC
order:
- order
- file.name
- verify_at
- deadline
- Status
- CPL
- priority
- Type
- BlockedBy
Here is view with error
- type: table
name: Blocks
filters:
and:
- BlockedBy.contains(this)
order:
- file.name
- BlockedBy
- part_of
sort:
- property: BlockedBy
direction: ASC
columnSize:
file.name: 512
note.BlockedBy: 295