# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=196 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 197 --- ## [Export files as Calc files (.ods) for Libreoffice or any spreadsheet software (Excel etc.)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-files-as-calc-files-ods-for-libreoffice-or-any-spreadsheet-software-excel-etc/41130)
**Author:** [@JLS](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JLS)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-files-as-calc-files-ods-for-libreoffice-or-any-spreadsheet-software-excel-etc/41130 "2018-03-18T19:52:37Z")
Hello I' ve been trying to export files to be convenient to any spreadsheet software as LibreOffice, Openoffice or Excel, but stumble! I don't know if I have to create a new export config with a .ods extension, (tried a… --- ## [How can I obtain MP3tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-obtain-mp3tag/41126)
**Author:** [@ibrownharrogate](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ibrownharrogate)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-obtain-mp3tag/41126 "2018-03-18T19:36:33Z")
I have tried to download the program but keep getting transferred to other software titles that I don't recognise. --- ## [Sorting in Export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sorting-in-export/41107)
**Author:** [@TECH198](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TECH198)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sorting-in-export/41107 "2018-03-17T12:27:18Z")
In MP3Tag (Windows), I create a colum entry to sort by missing cover art. I select and export as i want to only export these but i want to sort by Album after the loopend for all three tags (%title, %album%, and %artis… --- ## [Wrong song appearing one phone even if the right one appears on my PC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wrong-song-appearing-one-phone-even-if-the-right-one-appears-on-my-pc/41119)
**Author:** [@Buzz37](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Buzz37)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 11:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wrong-song-appearing-one-phone-even-if-the-right-one-appears-on-my-pc/41119 "2018-03-18T11:03:31Z")
I don't know if someone already answered that, but I got an annoying bug. Sometimes the cover of a song appears on my pc but on my phone it's a different one, that I have used before for another song. For example, I go… --- ## [Does MP3Tag retain data entires?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-mp3tag-retain-data-entires/41103)
**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-mp3tag-retain-data-entires/41103 "2018-03-17T16:51:05Z")
Does MP3Tag maintains a memory of previous data? I'll try to explain why. I've created a field : Recorded Format, which shows where i got the music from. In this case: For some reason when I update the field it it s… --- ## [Trick iTunes "Show full album" feature](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trick-itunes-show-full-album-feature/41075)
**Author:** [@TheSongGuy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheSongGuy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trick-itunes-show-full-album-feature/41075 "2018-03-16T22:09:28Z")
Hi everyone, I'm in desperate need of help right now. I have been trying for several hours to trick the "Show full album" feature in iTunes (english is not my native language so I don't have the exact term, sorry) so th… --- ## [Folder-like tagging system?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-like-tagging-system/41089)
**Author:** [@bdq](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bdq)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-like-tagging-system/41089 "2018-03-16T16:52:46Z")
I am currently having a question. There is a group, which is consisted of different units. I want to find out a way to make the tags of the songs together form a folder-like(???) system on the computer. Like inside the m… --- ## [What %tag% can I use to apply the "Date Taken" field (for a photo)?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-tag-can-i-use-to-apply-the-date-taken-field-for-a-photo/41095)
**Author:** [@a20022970](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/a20022970)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 6:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-tag-can-i-use-to-apply-the-date-taken-field-for-a-photo/41095 "2018-03-15T06:28:13Z")
This would be tremendously helpful to me if I knew what %tag\_or\_command% to use to get the program to recognize the value within the "Date Taken" field of a photo file. I'd like to know how to get a date & time stamp fr… --- ## [Extract artist from existing field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-artist-from-existing-field/41091)
**Author:** [@JacopoTore](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JacopoTore)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-artist-from-existing-field/41091 "2018-03-14T20:36:53Z")
--- ## [Remove all text after specific character(s)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-text-after-specific-character-s/14409)
**Author:** [@TMan459](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TMan459)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 7:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-all-text-after-specific-character-s/14409 "2013-02-02T07:31:28Z")
Hey all! I’m searching around, and probably just missing something. So I’d like to cut all text to the right of a defined character. Example: My genre field has w/o quotes “Folk Rock\\Another\\A Third” I want to make … --- ## [Remove instances of the folder name from the title tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-instances-of-the-folder-name-from-the-title-tag/41011)
**Author:** [@DjPari](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DjPari)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-instances-of-the-folder-name-from-the-title-tag/41011 "2018-03-14T17:56:05Z")
is there anyway to remove instances of the folder name from the title tag? let me explain..for example i have a file with the title testmp3(clean)(real riddim) with real riddim being the containing folder of the mp3 … --- ## [Adding or removing unnecessary spaces](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-or-removing-unnecessary-spaces/41068)
**Author:** [@DjPari](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DjPari)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-or-removing-unnecessary-spaces/41068 "2018-03-14T16:38:45Z")
i want a script or bunch of scripts to correct the spaces in my tags(not filename) for example Original The Doctor ' s Team, and " Nurse "(New) \[ Old \] desired The Doctor's Team,and Nurse(New)\[Old\] wi… --- ## [MP3tag recognises the tags in one of these AIFF files but not the other, what's the difference?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-recognises-the-tags-in-one-of-these-aiff-files-but-not-the-other-whats-the-difference/41085)
**Author:** [@IFTN](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/IFTN)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-recognises-the-tags-in-one-of-these-aiff-files-but-not-the-other-whats-the-difference/41085 "2018-03-14T14:14:33Z")
Hi, I have two AIFF files here. Both tagged with ID3v2.3.0. They are both tagged with the same Artist, Title and Album tags. The only difference, as far as I can tell, is that one additionally has a 'Tagging Time' tag, b… --- ## [Tag to Filename formatting string shows incorrect preview but renames correctly](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-formatting-string-shows-incorrect-preview-but-renames-correctly/41066)
**Author:** [@planalp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/planalp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-formatting-string-shows-incorrect-preview-but-renames-correctly/41066 "2018-03-13T22:16:48Z")
Gruß Gott, Have gerade Geld aufs Projekt spendiert, dazu ein Bug-Report: This formatting string for Tag to Filename: $replace($replace(%albumartistsort%%album%$num(%track%,2)-$num(%total%,2)\_\_%title%,' ',''),'/','-') … --- ## [Cannot rename file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-rename-file/41016)
**Author:** [@msrberlin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/msrberlin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-rename-file/41016 "2018-03-13T12:57:51Z")
I am using MP3tag for some years on windows. Since some month I get the following error when I try to rename files: Datei "E:\\Temp\\Musik\\Grundhass - Stromkastenphilosophie\\Grundhass - Stromkastenphilosophie - 01 Intro.m… --- ## [Something which pulls tag info from discogs?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/something-which-pulls-tag-info-from-discogs/41031)
**Author:** [@MartyK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MartyK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 5:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/something-which-pulls-tag-info-from-discogs/41031 "2018-03-12T05:42:29Z")
Hey guys Wanting to tag FLAC files. first of all does MP3 Tag support tagging of FLAC? If so is there a plugin which pulls discogs info over into MP3 Tag to tag all artist info etc? If so where is it and how do i app… --- ## [Help on Actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-on-actions/41018)
**Author:** [@Topspin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Topspin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 8:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-on-actions/41018 "2018-03-11T08:45:01Z")
It seems to me, that actions are very helpful. I practised that for simple string operations with good success. Is it possible to automatize the following two steps into an action?: Sort Files according to Tracknumber … --- ## [Tag FLAC metatags track number only not total tracks as well](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-flac-metatags-track-number-only-not-total-tracks-as-well/41005)
**Author:** [@OzRadar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/OzRadar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-flac-metatags-track-number-only-not-total-tracks-as-well/41005 "2018-03-10T23:28:50Z")
I have one question and that is I do my track number metatags in the track number only with single leading zero ie: 01, 02, 03 etc. I don’t like the total number of tracks showing as well ie: 01/17 Tagging mp3 works fin… --- ## [How to autotag ORIGYEAR into YEAR field? If not exist \> oldest release date](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-autotag-origyear-into-year-field-if-not-exist-oldest-release-date/41003)
**Author:** [@bascurtiz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bascurtiz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-autotag-origyear-into-year-field-if-not-exist-oldest-release-date/41003 "2018-03-10T12:30:04Z")
How to autotag %originaldate into year-tag? Problem nowadays is the Release data of compilations or remastered albums are set as their Year-tag. So for ex. ''The Beatles - Hey Jude'' will get the year-tag 2017 (if ther… --- ## [Capitalizing first letter followed by dot](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/capitalizing-first-letter-followed-by-dot/19036)
**Author:** [@arielthelastking](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/arielthelastking)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/capitalizing-first-letter-followed-by-dot/19036 "2018-03-08T22:56:44Z")
Xup, Partners I have a problem trying to do a script but I can’t figure out!! the issue is the following ORIGINAL TITLE IS: P.I.M.P then I apply general script : $caps(%title%) in TITLE to Upper case each word like “… --- ## [How do i edit the "writer"?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-edit-the-writer/40991)
**Author:** [@Ran](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ran)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 10:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-edit-the-writer/40991 "2018-03-08T10:22:21Z")
I can edit the composer. Until yesterday I could edit the writer of the song and now I can't. Any solution? --- ## [MP3 Hangs at the end after tagging with MP3Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-hangs-at-the-end-after-tagging-with-mp3tag/17468)
**Author:** [@gdadkisson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gdadkisson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-hangs-at-the-end-after-tagging-with-mp3tag/17468 "2018-03-06T16:47:26Z")
I have a situation that recently came to light in regards to my podcast files (mp3) hanging at the end in certain podcast players. Desktop applications such as VLC compensate for the issue, but you can still see that it… --- ## [Batch Edit Album Art from Progressive to Baseline Support?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-edit-album-art-from-progressive-to-baseline-support/40974)
**Author:** [@junmilreyso](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/junmilreyso)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 7:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-edit-album-art-from-progressive-to-baseline-support/40974 "2018-03-06T07:00:28Z")
I have a ~10,000 library of album art-embedded MP3s, but unfortunately my music player cannot detect the album art because it is in progressive format. All other metadata are properly detected. Does MP3Tag have a batch … --- ## [FLAC album art on BMW iDrive](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-album-art-on-bmw-idrive/19607)
**Author:** [@ebuck](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ebuck)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 6:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-album-art-on-bmw-idrive/19607 "2018-03-06T06:02:04Z")
Hi there, I’ve been a longtime user of Mp3tag although first time posting on the forums. In the past, I mostly used it to tag MP3s although lately, I’ve been trying to get my CD collection into FLAC format. I’m using … --- ## [Upper Case eRRors](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/upper-case-errors/19657)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/upper-case-errors/19657 "2018-03-05T17:16:51Z")
I am really deeply profoundly sorry if I have already asked about it\*, but how do I find all instances of: two capital letters, which are beginning of a word and that are followed by at least one small letter? The pref… --- ## [How to rename all songs?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-rename-all-songs/40973)
**Author:** [@DRAXX](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DRAXX)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-rename-all-songs/40973 "2018-03-05T16:56:04Z")
Hi! How can I rename my all songs in base a website or plugin? Thank you! --- ## [Problems in mp3tag for mac](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problems-in-mp3tag-for-mac/40970)
**Author:** [@gotham78](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gotham78)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problems-in-mp3tag-for-mac/40970 "2018-03-05T15:03:02Z")
Hello. First of all i think mp3tag is the best tag software. One big reason for that, is the action fuctions. I use mp3tag in windows and i just used in mac via wine. But i have 2 issues and one its critical for me. a)… --- ## [Export: counting number of repeated values](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-counting-number-of-repeated-values/40935)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-counting-number-of-repeated-values/40935 "2018-02-27T20:42:26Z")
With such code $filename(C:\\Users\\USER\\Documents\\! Mp3tag export list.txt,utf-16)$loop(%TITLE%,1)%TITLE% $loopend() I can create a list of all the titles that I have. And if two or more files have the same value in T… --- ## [Character Length has shrunk](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/character-length-has-shrunk/40961)
**Author:** [@stubaz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stubaz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/character-length-has-shrunk/40961 "2018-03-04T18:38:22Z")
Hi, I had MP3 Tag installed prior to the last update and all was well. However on using the latest update I find that my Title column refuses to allow any title over 30 characters and it truncates the title. I've extend… --- ## [How to auto tag a song?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-auto-tag-a-song/40963)
**Author:** [@fireheart2008](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fireheart2008)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-auto-tag-a-song/40963 "2018-03-04T16:18:49Z")
first of all, I want to say i love this amazing software and a big thank you to the developers i'm trying to tag "Imagine Dragons - Thunder" but i'm getting weird matching results ! it's a famous song for a famous band… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=195) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=197)