# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=126 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 127 --- ## [Placeholder that can count inside "if" function](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/placeholder-that-can-count-inside-if-function/3144)
**Author:** [@milka](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/milka)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2006, 4:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/placeholder-that-can-count-inside-if-function/3144 "2006-04-06T04:08:45Z")
I can’t get counter value inside of “if” function. So I was wondering is it posible to write placeholder that can count (like %\_counter%) inside “if” function. Example: $loop(%\_folderpath%) $if($eql($folderdepth(%\_fo… --- ## [On importing from web sources (Amazon.com)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/on-importing-from-web-sources-amazon-com/3043)
**Author:** [@testeddoughnut](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/testeddoughnut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/on-importing-from-web-sources-amazon-com/3043 "2006-04-05T22:13:22Z")
First off, I've been using Mp3tag for several years and it has not ceased to amaze me yet. I love this program. It makes editing the tags on my 10,000+ tracks easier than it really should be :slight\_smile:. Thank you, t… --- ## [Request: script to delete characters in Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-script-to-delete-characters-in-tag/3135)
**Author:** [@HankD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HankD)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2006, 11:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-script-to-delete-characters-in-tag/3135 "2006-04-03T11:55:23Z")
Hi, This would be really helpful since I import a lot of Titles from tag lists and I can’t find a simple way to remove charactars usually at the end of title. Like: Calypso Frelimo (Miles Davis) 21:40 What I Say (M… --- ## [Removing ID3v2 tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-id3v2-tags/1948)
**Author:** [@miky](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/miky)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2006, 8:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-id3v2-tags/1948 "2006-04-03T08:51:33Z")
I usually remove the ID3v2 from MP3 files, but I do not understand why it is so slow. Winamp removes them about 5 times faster. Is it possible to increase the memory usage of this operation to make it much faster? --- ## [A thanks for a good product](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-thanks-for-a-good-product/3086)
**Author:** [@HyJinkx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HyJinkx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-thanks-for-a-good-product/3086 "2006-03-26T14:18:40Z")
Sorry if this is the wrong place but wanted to say this is one of the best programs of it’s type I have found and a very nice job on the forum here also! I look forward to future releases and more information being added… --- ## [Hebrew Support](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hebrew-support/3055)
**Author:** [@gonen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gonen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2006, 11:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hebrew-support/3055 "2006-03-26T11:30:58Z")
As Hebrew is written from right to left, there a need for a function which reverses a Tag field. for example: if the author is ripped as ‘abcd efgh’ in order to view it correctly in Hebrew we need a function that will… --- ## [Thank you](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/thank-you/3081)
**Author:** [@johnk73](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/johnk73)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2006, 7:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/thank-you/3081 "2006-03-23T07:59:25Z")
Been looking for a freedb tool that will help me label tracks of ripped cassettes. This is the best I’ve found so far – thank you! (Probably worth more than the 8 euros I donated.) Only way it could be better is to al… --- ## [Plans for MusicBrains new accoustic fingerprint?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/plans-for-musicbrains-new-accoustic-fingerprint/3040)
**Author:** [@Eli](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Eli)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/plans-for-musicbrains-new-accoustic-fingerprint/3040 "2006-03-19T18:29:59Z")
Any plans to use the new MusicDNS musicbrainz accoustic fingerprint, as well as the album clustering for tagging from MB? --- ## [Feature Request: Tag DB](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-tag-db/3049)
**Author:** [@Eli](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Eli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-tag-db/3049 "2006-03-15T21:17:40Z")
It would be nice if mp3tag could scan my music collection, then search the many resources available, creating a potential tag DB, with best matches from across the different queried databases. A way to run a spell check… --- ## [MMJB "Various Artists" fix](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mmjb-various-artists-fix/2953)
**Author:** [@Ian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ian)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mmjb-various-artists-fix/2953 "2006-03-11T17:28:13Z")
I am a new user of MP3Tag. Very nice. Google search with “mp3tag” as a key word helped a lot in finding out how to get started. Eventually found the FAQ and HELP which helped even more. One data type problem I has was c… --- ## [Feature request: Ability to display Mp3ext icons](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-ability-to-display-mp3ext-icons/2118)
**Author:** [@Nighted](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nighted)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2006, 7:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-ability-to-display-mp3ext-icons/2118 "2006-03-11T07:11:24Z")
Hi, I did a search for this so I know that others have mentioned it…unfortunately all the results are from German users! I do not understand German well enough to make any sense of it. Anyway I use Mp3ext to display mp3… --- ## [how i find a mp3 cover in 100 mp3 at fast](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-i-find-a-mp3-cover-in-100-mp3-at-fast/3015)
**Author:** [@chunwaihome](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chunwaihome)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-i-find-a-mp3-cover-in-100-mp3-at-fast/3015 "2006-03-08T11:53:07Z")
hello, If i have 100 mp3 and only 1 have cover, how i find it at fast. \[:music:\] thx --- ## [Testing scripting functions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/testing-scripting-functions/2994)
**Author:** [@Ian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/testing-scripting-functions/2994 "2006-03-03T18:40:04Z")
In the process of testing some medium complicated sort functions I needed to check out the intermediate results (nested ifs, etc). I added a new Column “Test” with it’s Value set to the function to be tested. I moved th… --- ## [Browser Tools + Querries](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/browser-tools-querries/2977)
**Author:** [@Ian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2006, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/browser-tools-querries/2977 "2006-02-28T12:18:13Z")
I was looking at the TOOLS FAQ to determine how to integrate Google / AMG querries into MP3Tag. Looks like the basics are there. However one question. Do I need to include %20 encoding in the querry string. e.g. I have… --- ## [Suggestion: Single/selective file edit mode...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-single-selective-file-edit-mode/1897)
**Author:** [@speaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/speaker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2006, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-single-selective-file-edit-mode/1897 "2006-02-26T16:37:22Z")
Let’s say I have a folder with 3000 music files, then I right click a mp3 and choose the “Mp3tag” shell extension. This’ll open Mp3tag but the application will begin to list all 3000 music files, when all I wanted was to… --- ## [Feature Request: "Clear All" button in Actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-clear-all-button-in-actions/2963)
**Author:** [@dborn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dborn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-clear-all-button-in-actions/2963 "2006-02-25T18:34:34Z")
Hi, I have many actions created to do all sorts of manipulation of my tags. Sometimes I open up the Actions window and I forget to go de-select an entry far down in the list causing all sorts of confusion. Would it be … --- ## [WinAmp style Artist sort](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/winamp-style-artist-sort/2954)
**Author:** [@Ian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2006, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/winamp-style-artist-sort/2954 "2006-02-25T12:59:01Z")
It would be usefull if MP3Tag ignored leading "The " in Artist when sorting. This would bring e.g. “Beach Boys” and “The Beach Boys” together and in the B’s. WinAmp currently supports this. --- ## [I want to write ISO-8859-1 in system codepage](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-want-to-write-iso-8859-1-in-system-codepage/2956)
**Author:** [@Lonely\_IBM](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lonely_IBM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2006, 8:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-want-to-write-iso-8859-1-in-system-codepage/2956 "2006-02-25T08:26:41Z")
Hello, I'm a Chinese student, who likes listening to Chinese music by means of my portable MP3 player. But that player doesn't support unicode ID3v2 tags, and when I write tags using ISO-8859-1, all Chinese characters … --- ## [Next & Previous folderpath placeholder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/next-previous-folderpath-placeholder/2939)
**Author:** [@milka](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/milka)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2006, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/next-previous-folderpath-placeholder/2939 "2006-02-21T12:15:50Z")
This is my high priority feature request. I know that you are sick of my feature requests, but I can’t help to my self. I just love your program, specialy exporting, and get stuck with it. Example: Folder (%\_working… --- ## [I cannot sort for track in my exports.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-cannot-sort-for-track-in-my-exports/2917)
**Author:** [@Altobere](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Altobere)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2006, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-cannot-sort-for-track-in-my-exports/2917 "2006-02-19T22:57:10Z")
Hi Florian. Since my update 2.35 —\> 2.35b the sort of tracks in my export files (only test it) don’t work. In the txt files and html files. Don’t work in any file type. I use too much it function. When back to old vers… --- ## [regular expression help](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regular-expression-help/2908)
**Author:** [@Logan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Logan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2006, 2:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regular-expression-help/2908 "2006-02-18T02:05:55Z")
I’m worthless when it comes to regular expressions, was hoping someone could help me out. I’m looking to extract a portion of the full path including filename starting at either \\Music\\ or \\My Music\\ and ending prior to… --- ## [More options for "$covers()"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/more-options-for-covers/2863)
**Author:** [@Logan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Logan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2006, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/more-options-for-covers/2863 "2006-02-12T18:01:57Z")
Florian - I love the $covers() function, was wondering if it were possible to add a few new pieces of functionality around it. A. Add it to the list of fields available for functions. It would be great to be able to … --- ## [Tag-\>FileName enhancement](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename-enhancement/2873)
**Author:** [@smcpoland](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/smcpoland)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename-enhancement/2873 "2006-02-11T19:26:27Z")
Hi Florian, I must be using up my credit for the enhancements being suggested… OK, my working practise is as follows: Retag Tag-\>Filename Simple enough, except when I want to place the files in different folders in … --- ## [Editing Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/editing-tags/2874)
**Author:** [@smcpoland](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/smcpoland)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/editing-tags/2874 "2006-02-11T15:16:46Z")
Me again, when highlighting a single line hitting F2 correctly opens the line for editing… But when you hit F2 having a selection - it would be nice if the Edit Tags Dialog was opened and not the first entry in the sel… --- ## [Tag for 'set of CD'](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-for-set-of-cd/2846)
**Author:** [@Golfareninsweden](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Golfareninsweden)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2006, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-for-set-of-cd/2846 "2006-01-31T12:40:57Z")
Hello! Thanks for a great program. I’ve just bought a iPod and found that Mp3tag dosen’t show tag information about ‘set of CD’ Could that be a new feature in this program. Cheers Christian --- ## [html export artist/album/track with VA](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/html-export-artist-album-track-with-va/2835)
**Author:** [@rmg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rmg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2006, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/html-export-artist-album-track-with-va/2835 "2006-01-26T19:30:43Z")
Hi My export was very much inspired by danos extended albumlist export file. Unfortunately I didn’t like how it handled Various Artists directories. Now it deals regular albums like danos variant, but when a directory… --- ## [Various Artists from freedb](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/various-artists-from-freedb/2824)
**Author:** [@henrique](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/henrique)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/various-artists-from-freedb/2824 "2006-01-24T17:48:24Z")
I wold like to suggest the support of various artists from freedb (compilation), when the title comes like artist / title. Actually, MP3tag writes it entirely at title tag, when it should break the string and put it i… --- ## [Folder count](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-count/2414)
**Author:** [@milka](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/milka)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2006, 8:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-count/2414 "2006-01-21T08:34:22Z")
Can you write function that can count folders from string (%\_path%, %\_workingpath%…)? Examples: $foldercount(G:\\Music\\Progressive Trance\\Sasha And John Digweed - Communicate\\Sasha And John Digweed - Communicate Cd 1) … --- ## [Display covert art in the tag panel?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-covert-art-in-the-tag-panel/2795)
**Author:** [@vinzz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vinzz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-covert-art-in-the-tag-panel/2795 "2006-01-17T14:02:23Z")
Florian, Would you by any chance consider an option to display a cover art (if present) in the left tag panel? Along with a prompt saying if it’s embeded in the tag, or just present as a file in the folder. It would be … --- ## [Import tag from txt or CSV files?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tag-from-txt-or-csv-files/2789)
**Author:** [@JorisVDV](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JorisVDV)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tag-from-txt-or-csv-files/2789 "2006-01-16T13:33:21Z")
Hi, I’de like to rename a mass of mp3 files, starting with the mp3 filenames itself. All should be done from an external file (txt or CSV). %artiest%;%title%;%album% How to setup the script correctly ??? I can try … [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=125) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=127)