# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=121 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 122 --- ## [How complex can I write my script?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-complex-can-i-write-my-script/4205)
**Author:** [@thzxcyl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thzxcyl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2006, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-complex-can-i-write-my-script/4205 "2006-12-20T20:07:16Z")
Sorry for the awkwardness of the question. I have some really ridiculous rules (but I like them…) to rename my files, and the script gets really long after only a few rules with a lots of nesting, etc. I wonder when will… --- ## [Some formatting requests!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/some-formatting-requests/4199)
**Author:** [@Harakiri](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Harakiri)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/some-formatting-requests/4199 "2006-12-20T18:20:14Z")
Hi you all, long time no see heh! :slight\_smile: Well, first of all i’m trully sorry to bother you but i really need to know some stuff to make my actions librabry complete. So here it goes: I have configured the track… --- ## [Adding artwork](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-artwork/4206)
**Author:** [@ehead](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ehead)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-artwork/4206 "2006-12-20T17:03:50Z")
I want to add artwork to my mp3 tags, so Zune and iPods and such can pick it up and display it. But, I trust the Freedb data better than Amazon (not to mention I get the genre tags and all that from freeDB). This is wha… --- ## [Why determine via web-search is inactive](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-determine-via-web-search-is-inactive/4207)
**Author:** [@tropposilviun](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tropposilviun)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2006, 10:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/why-determine-via-web-search-is-inactive/4207 "2006-12-20T10:17:45Z")
The program is a true bomb … but this morning when i try all the features i see that the option determine via web-search in the Freedb option is inactive. For activated it i will download the local freedb database or oth… --- ## [Request: path input box in Change Directory window](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-path-input-box-in-change-directory-window/4188)
**Author:** [@Bock](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2006, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-path-input-box-in-change-directory-window/4188 "2006-12-16T17:52:16Z")
Hello, First of all, MP3Tag is well done and working great. Considering all the crapwares being available on the internet, I feel lucky to finally have found Mp3tag. I just donated a little bit. Thanks Florian (and whoe… --- ## [cover art - specify](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-specify/4182)
**Author:** [@nikolajhendel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nikolajhendel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-specify/4182 "2006-12-14T13:23:15Z")
Just found this gem of a program. Does exactly what I need with tag editing - and a simple interface to boot. The cover art “drag/drop” feature + action import feature is really nice - but I have one problem. Seems th… --- ## [can Tag rename folder with actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-tag-rename-folder-with-actions/3227)
**Author:** [@panos](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/panos)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-tag-rename-folder-with-actions/3227 "2006-12-14T03:00:07Z")
hi every one First of all I have to say big thanks to the owner of this program , it is fantastic. New buy question I like my folder to look like “Artistic – Album Year“ Is it possible from the TAG to rename my folde… --- ## [How to use Export?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-export/4166)
**Author:** [@nohart](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nohart)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-use-export/4166 "2006-12-13T21:01:40Z")
Call me stupid but I cant figure out how to use an export. I downloaded a file it came in a .zip file with an .mte extension but I dont know what to do with it to use it. I treid to place it in the export folder but noth… --- ## [Conversion](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conversion/4171)
**Author:** [@desertbadger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/desertbadger)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conversion/4171 "2006-12-12T16:29:22Z")
First off, GREAT program, thank you… My question is, I like my file name & tag names to be ARTIST-TITLE with NO other info, with this in mind, is there a way to do a batch conversion of 20 songs of the same artist, diff… --- ## [Option for selectively deleting ID3 tags from flac files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/option-for-selectively-deleting-id3-tags-from-flac-files/4165)
**Author:** [@randym](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/randym)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/option-for-selectively-deleting-id3-tags-from-flac-files/4165 "2006-12-10T21:19:27Z")
I am just getting started ripping and tagging for slimsever. The slimserver WIKI warned that it is possible that Flac files contain ID3 tags, in which case serious problems can ensue. A thread on this site (http://foru… --- ## [Feature request](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request/4158)
**Author:** [@unny](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/unny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2006, 11:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request/4158 "2006-12-10T11:50:19Z")
Excuse an “old” man, who is completely new to the mp3-format. As i was going to undertake a major conversion to mp3-format, i found it very surprising that none of the applications i tried out there seem to support the … --- ## [feature request: submitting to freedb](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-submitting-to-freedb/4153)
**Author:** [@cornegg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cornegg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-submitting-to-freedb/4153 "2006-12-07T18:30:04Z")
Hello, since I built a wonderful database with Mp3tag :slight\_smile:, I´d really like to share my ID3s on the freedb database. Would it be a problem to implement such a feature? I´d just select all files of an album, the… --- ## [mp3s with conflicting information in id3v1 and id3v2](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3s-with-conflicting-information-in-id3v1-and-id3v2/4130)
**Author:** [@rogerdahl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rogerdahl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3s-with-conflicting-information-in-id3v1-and-id3v2/4130 "2006-12-01T22:32:34Z")
First, thanks for an awesome program. I was unable to find any information about what Mp3tag does if both id3v1 and id3v2 tags exist but the tags contain conflicting information, so I did a few experiments and the resul… --- ## [In-string tag search](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/in-string-tag-search/4125)
**Author:** [@Chris\_J](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Chris_J)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/in-string-tag-search/4125 "2006-11-30T15:12:54Z")
HI all, I have created a tag called formats which may contain none, one or several 3 character codes separated by a space. ie: file1.mp3 FORMATS:NOG SWI BIG RAG TBR file2.mp3 FORMATS:NOG SWI file3.mp3 FORMATS: BIG f… --- ## [Album Art Questions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-questions/4124)
**Author:** [@JFord](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JFord)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 11:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-questions/4124 "2006-11-30T11:27:03Z")
I can’t quite tell from the discussion threads I have read if Album Art embedded in the tag is supported by Mp3Tag or is it just the use of folder.jpg. I would like to be able to identify those mp3s that have embedded a… --- ## [2.37b](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2-37b/4105)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 4:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2-37b/4105 "2006-11-30T04:22:23Z")
Many thanks Florian for the V2.37b enhancements, especially the file list item reorder commands, which are really useful for playlist editing. Some further suggestions for these reorder commands: a) Add them to the Edi… --- ## [Suggestion for improvement: add Explorer menu](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-for-improvement-add-explorer-menu/4100)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-for-improvement-add-explorer-menu/4100 "2006-11-24T19:45:38Z")
It would be great if the file list item right-click menu had a sub-menu “Explorer”, offering a duplicate of the Windwos Explorer menu for that item type. I have used this in the program Beyond Compare and it is super use… --- ## [multiple replacement scheme when renaming?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-replacement-scheme-when-renaming/4090)
**Author:** [@thzxcyl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thzxcyl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-replacement-scheme-when-renaming/4090 "2006-11-22T14:11:34Z")
My tag data sometimes has characters w/ accents like á â ä etc. I want to keep those there, but when I rename my file I don’t want those charater to mess with the display screen since I use systems with different languag… --- ## [Moving other files in the folder when renaming?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-other-files-in-the-folder-when-renaming/4089)
**Author:** [@thzxcyl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thzxcyl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-other-files-in-the-folder-when-renaming/4089 "2006-11-21T18:36:55Z")
I tried the search function but cannot find a helpful discussion. So if there is alreay a thread for this, I apologize for repeating… I usually keep other files about the album (like scanned pdf, more pictures, etc.) in… --- ## [Advice on re-tagging re-ripped tracks?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/advice-on-re-tagging-re-ripped-tracks/4037)
**Author:** [@bobkoure](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bobkoure)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2006, 9:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/advice-on-re-tagging-re-ripped-tracks/4037 "2006-11-17T09:17:29Z")
I’m contemplating (dreading) re-ripping my CD collection into a lossless format - so I never have to do it again. I’ve already spent a lot of time making sure the tags in the current version of my library (all mp3) are … --- ## [Will this scenario work?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/will-this-scenario-work/4072)
**Author:** [@gravyface](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gravyface)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2006, 3:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/will-this-scenario-work/4072 "2006-11-17T03:23:27Z")
Hello all, Just started playing with this great lil app and have been fairly impressed with the features. However, I was wondering if anyone has tweaked it at all to “autotag” their mp3 collections using tag data alread… --- ## [Feature Request: ID3v2 character encoding info](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-id3v2-character-encoding-info/3674)
**Author:** [@Leolo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Leolo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2006, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-id3v2-character-encoding-info/3674 "2006-11-16T17:09:13Z")
Hi, This was mentioned recently in Hydrogenaudio, but this forum is probably the most suitable one. I think it would be very useful to have a placeholder (or variable) that could show you which character encoding has b… --- ## [Cut redundant tag update](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cut-redundant-tag-update/4064)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2006, 9:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cut-redundant-tag-update/4064 "2006-11-16T09:24:18Z")
mp3tag’s file list ENTER and SHIFT-ENTER currently write unchanged tag values to the files. This touches the files, causes an error if the file is unwritable (e.g. playing), prompts if the file is RO, and greatly slows d… --- ## [Secondary Artist Tag ?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/secondary-artist-tag/4048)
**Author:** [@SD\_4515](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SD_4515)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2006, 3:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/secondary-artist-tag/4048 "2006-11-16T03:33:37Z")
I have a lot of existing tags that contain secodaryartist tag, is there a way for MP3TAG to edit/read these? SD --- ## [Re-Tagging Scripts](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/re-tagging-scripts/3975)
**Author:** [@spatton](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/spatton)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2006, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/re-tagging-scripts/3975 "2006-11-13T13:54:49Z")
I have a large music collection and want to automatically re-tag it. I have a few questions… A lot of my Titles are listed at ($String)/$String e.g Sleigh Ride \[Arranged & conducted by Robert Mersey\]/Arranged & condu… --- ## [Editing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/editing/4047)
**Author:** [@Mooner](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mooner)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/editing/4047 "2006-11-12T21:05:37Z")
It would nice to add an Edit All Files Selection with the right click menu instead of clicking on the edit menu then clicking on select all files. This would make it faster and more convient or add all the options under … --- ## [Edit mode up/down](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-mode-up-down/3985)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-mode-up-down/3985 "2006-11-09T21:15:17Z")
It would be useful if when editing in a filelist edit box, up and down arrow did the same as currently SHIFT-ENTER and ENTER. Also it woould be good for Help to mention SHIFT-ENTER and ENTER (it was a long time of usage… --- ## [Locking tags??](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/locking-tags/4032)
**Author:** [@Shropshire](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Shropshire)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2006, 7:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/locking-tags/4032 "2006-11-09T07:11:15Z")
Hi guys, 1st post :smiley: and sorry if this is a stupid question, i’m a idiot when it comes to PCs im just wondering if there a way to lock the tags so they can’t be edited by other apps ?? like i find the copyright … --- ## [Cannot access or delete files/folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-access-or-delete-files-folders/4016)
**Author:** [@s13w](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/s13w)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-access-or-delete-files-folders/4016 "2006-11-06T18:27:27Z")
I downloaded some audio files from \*\*\* and loaded onto my mp4 player. Some files are ok, but some have jumbled up file names. When I try to open these files or folders, I get the message “The filename, directory name, … --- ## [Cannot see tags in main window](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-see-tags-in-main-window/4007)
**Author:** [@Bukweet6](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bukweet6)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2006, 10:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-see-tags-in-main-window/4007 "2006-11-05T10:03:09Z")
I recently replaced a secondary hard drive that I had an old version of mp3tag installed on and reinstalled it on a primary hard drive. I had used the old program many times with great success. Now I am unable to see a… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=120) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=122)