# Support

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=225

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## [Support for .WAV tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-for-wav-tags/17858)

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**Author:** [@Rijkstra](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rijkstra)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-for-wav-tags/17858 "2016-04-17T01:40:36Z")

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About the first thing I did when I got v2.76 was to look at a .WAV file with «ID3v2.3 (RIFF ID3v2.3)». Then I did a Ctrl+X after looking at the Tag options and finding nothing there for .WAV files. It removed the tag e…

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## [Can we use two functions at a time ??](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-we-use-two-functions-at-a-time/17849)

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**Author:** [@imanish](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/imanish)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 9:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-we-use-two-functions-at-a-time/17849 "2016-04-16T09:56:23Z")

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Hi everyone, As I have some Preview/Sample mp3 files in my collection and have added (= Preview) in all the file’s title which have %\_length\_seconds% less than 30 seconds. when I downloaded some files full version I ju…

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## [Date field only showing first four characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/date-field-only-showing-first-four-characters/17848)

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**Author:** [@likescookies](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/likescookies)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 9:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/date-field-only-showing-first-four-characters/17848 "2016-04-16T09:27:13Z")

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I’ve been using Mp3Tag to clean up the tags on my music files and ran into something strange. Somewhere along the line, when I was using one of the functions to adjust the dates, something must have gone wrong. For a giv…

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## [remove from tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-from-tag/17846)

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**Author:** [@kitin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kitin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-from-tag/17846 "2016-04-14T18:04:06Z")

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Hi! Can you help me with simple tag renaming please: How can I tag title from “Some Name#something” transform to “Some Name” ? I think I should use Actions - replace with regular exp, but my expressions like $1#$2 does…

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## [How do I strip metadata?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-strip-metadata/17810)

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**Author:** [@b8375629](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/b8375629)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-strip-metadata/17810 "2016-04-14T03:24:51Z")

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Whenever I insert tag data from Discogs or MusicBrainz, it leaves other metadata in the mp3 or FLAC tags like for example, ISRC. How do I strip this metadata out, but keep the basic tagging? Thanks

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## [How to Export Multiple Artist As Multi HTML link](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-export-multiple-artist-as-multi-html-link/17815)

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**Author:** [@imanish](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/imanish)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 9:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-export-multiple-artist-as-multi-html-link/17815 "2016-04-11T09:34:52Z")

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In artist tag, I want to export artists as a link separated by comma. e.g. if artist tag is “Artist A, Artist B, Artist C” result should be " Artist A, Artist B, Artist C" May I get the code/syntax for the same. Th…

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## [How Can I Textfile Tag Multiple Filenames?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-textfile-tag-multiple-filenames/17837)

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**Author:** [@JackBurton](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JackBurton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 6:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-textfile-tag-multiple-filenames/17837 "2016-04-11T06:49:56Z")

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Hello can anyone please tell me the easiest way to tag whole albums from text files? i can’t figure it out. i just wanna know how to do it for filename tab. is it possible? please put in layman’s terms cause i just star…

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## [Problem with the tag " Encoded by "](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-the-tag-encoded-by/3611)

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**Author:** [@SG1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SG1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-the-tag-encoded-by/3611 "2016-04-10T14:20:32Z")

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Hello, I use for some time, MP3 tag 2.36… Very well especially since we can add “panels of tag”. Problem: the tag " Encoded by " post(show) nothing, while the fonctionnnement is good with another editeur of tag… Has …

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## [Checking the existence of a podcast folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/checking-the-existence-of-a-podcast-folder/17832)

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**Author:** [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/checking-the-existence-of-a-podcast-folder/17832 "2016-04-09T18:21:21Z")

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I store folder names for my mp3 albums in small .mp3 files (long story). I want to validate these names against the actual folders (which are on multiple drives). My first thought was to run the following export config a…

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## [Converting the format of a tag field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converting-the-format-of-a-tag-field/17824)

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**Author:** [@wetenhr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wetenhr)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converting-the-format-of-a-tag-field/17824 "2016-04-08T15:33:13Z")

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When I started using MP3TAG I chose to use the ‘Composer’ tag with the format First Name Last Name. So Vivaldi is tagged as Antonio Vivaldi. I’ve decided I want to change this so the tagging format is Last Name, First …

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## [Textfile-\>tag with sub-folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/textfile-tag-with-sub-folders/17829)

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**Author:** [@rajanna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rajanna)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/textfile-tag-with-sub-folders/17829 "2016-04-08T03:32:53Z")

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although %\_filename\_ext% is the record location in textfile-\>tag. If there are songs under subfolders, then textfile-\>tag expects absolute path with filename and extension record location reference by %\_filename\_ext%. s…

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## [textfile-\>tag align record other than filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/textfile-tag-align-record-other-than-filename/17823)

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**Author:** [@rajanna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rajanna)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/textfile-tag-align-record-other-than-filename/17823 "2016-04-07T12:34:30Z")

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Hello, I have database (csv) of the albums, with %index% as the unique record locator for each album. The same index is added to music collection with record locator %index%. Now, in the database (csv) as I have %index…

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## [How to remove apostrophes from search query w/ $regexp?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-apostrophes-from-search-query-w-regexp/17818)

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**Author:** [@ms6676749](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ms6676749)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-apostrophes-from-search-query-w-regexp/17818 "2016-04-05T00:11:46Z")

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Discogs throws up 401 errors with queries containing apostrophes. So, I try to strip apostrophes (and other offending characters) from my queries. Everything else but apostrophes are stripped. Trying to include an esc…

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## [Filenames](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filenames/17819)

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**Author:** [@faisdlair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/faisdlair)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filenames/17819 "2016-04-04T20:52:48Z")

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Hi!! Is there a way to Remove everything Before the Filename Don’t Blame Me → Don’t Blame Me 01.Don’t Blame Me → Don’t Blame Me 01Don’t Blame Me → Don’t Blame Me 01-Don’t Blame Me → Don’t Blame Me …

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## [Musicbrainz tagging need tweeking....](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musicbrainz-tagging-need-tweeking/17813)

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**Author:** [@oyvindo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/oyvindo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/musicbrainz-tagging-need-tweeking/17813 "2016-04-04T18:29:03Z")

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The Musicbrainz team have decided to abandon the use of “feat.” in artist and title fields and instead use semicolon. For some odd reason, Mp3Tag uses forward slash, which creates at least two problems: A band like AC/DC…

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## [Search for song names in freedb etc.?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-for-song-names-in-freedb-etc/17805)

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**Author:** [@Elhem\_Enohpi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Elhem_Enohpi)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-for-song-names-in-freedb-etc/17805 "2016-04-04T12:24:05Z")

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I just started using Mp3tag last week, before that I only used iTunes. It’s taken some learning, but Mp3tag seems very useful so far! I have a lot of files with no tags, that just have artist and song name, or just the …

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## [User defined tags visible in MediaMonkey](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-tags-visible-in-mediamonkey/17804)

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**Author:** [@bapwny](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bapwny)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-tags-visible-in-mediamonkey/17804 "2016-04-03T03:21:38Z")

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I have a field called Characters Singing for my cast albums and this tag does not appear in MediaMonkey free version. How do I get it to work. I tried their custom field and called it test mm and used COMMENT SONGS-DB\_C…

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## [Help on some quick actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-on-some-quick-actions/17809)

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**Author:** [@craigey](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/craigey)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-on-some-quick-actions/17809 "2016-04-02T20:59:26Z")

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Hi, I’ve been using mp3tag for some time, but never realised just how smart some of it’s features were or could be. I’ve finally started using the quick actions to sort out what I thought was a reasonably well organise…

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## [How to find which version ID3v2.3 is inside?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-find-which-version-id3v2-3-is-inside/17808)

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**Author:** [@kael](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kael)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-find-which-version-id3v2-3-is-inside/17808 "2016-04-02T15:43:30Z")

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For writing the ID3v2.3 tag you can choose which type you like to use; ID3v2.3 ISO or ID3v2.3 UTF-16. But how to find out which type of ID3v2.3 is already inside a mp3 file? The column Tag only shows ID3v2.3, but nothi…

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## [Help with Long RegEx](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-long-regex/17806)

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**Author:** [@Rijkstra](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rijkstra)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-long-regex/17806 "2016-03-31T19:15:27Z")

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I used a lengthy RegEx to find all of the permutations of the word CLIMATE in the New York Times Crossword database. It works, but may be too long: 88 results for regular expression (\[CLIMATE\])(?!\\1)(\[CLIMATE\])(?!\\1|\\2…

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## [MPAA (U.S.A.) movie ratings - Itunes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mpaa-u-s-a-movie-ratings-itunes/17807)

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**Author:** [@lmore](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lmore)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 5:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mpaa-u-s-a-movie-ratings-itunes/17807 "2016-03-31T05:26:34Z")

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Hi all. Thanks in advance for the answer. :slight\_smile: I want to add movie ratings to my content in iTunes. What’s the meta tag for MPAA ratings?

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## [Cannot add a second copy of COMMENT to tagpanel](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-add-a-second-copy-of-comment-to-tagpanel/17796)

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**Author:** [@just\_Addict](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/just_Addict)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-add-a-second-copy-of-comment-to-tagpanel/17796 "2016-03-30T20:12:27Z")

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I wanted to add a second copy of COMMENT (COMM) to the Tag Panel as multiline field because the standard one only shows as a dropdown. MP3Tag won’t let me. Why?

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## [Open Folder After Action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-folder-after-action/17800)

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**Author:** [@faisdlair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/faisdlair)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 9:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-folder-after-action/17800 "2016-03-30T09:08:34Z")

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Hi everyone I need help again for an action I am using the GETCOVERINFO Step 1 to 6 wich i found on this forums This is separate like this Action 1-3 and after i have to go to the Folder that contains the File “Mp3tag…

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## [Random Sort - No Repeats](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/random-sort-no-repeats/16988)

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**Author:** [@Deanna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Deanna)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/random-sort-no-repeats/16988 "2016-03-29T20:29:06Z")

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I know I can random sort a list of songs by clicking the column header of the first column. However, I am trying to avoid repeating the same artist in this randomized list. In other words; I don’t want to have the same a…

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## [How to Removing Title ending with zeros? ?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-removing-title-ending-with-zeros/17799)

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**Author:** [@AdrleeCasa](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AdrleeCasa)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-removing-title-ending-with-zeros/17799 "2016-03-29T17:49:06Z")

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I am new to mp3tag, was wondering if someone can assist me in an action script that helps remove the zero in my title fields, Example Psalms 001 to just Psalms 1, and Psalms 020 to just Psalms 20… Pls see attach picture…

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## [Discogs HTTPS](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-https/17787)

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**Author:** [@jpcop](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jpcop)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-https/17787 "2016-03-28T12:16:05Z")

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Hi, I can´t connect with Discogs. I updated to v2.75 and revoked the permision in Discogs but every time that I try to use Discogs for tag source I have this message: "Failed to athenticate using OAuth(1)" …

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## [Export in HTML](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-in-html/17795)

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**Author:** [@faisdlair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/faisdlair)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 9:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-in-html/17795 "2016-03-28T09:46:59Z")

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Hope someone can help me I want to Export all my albums in HTML I modified the (html\_standard) template But just one thing i want is Only One line by Album (not 1 line per track in the album) Here is $filename(html…

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## [Menu stays greyed (disabled) after aborting Action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/menu-stays-greyed-disabled-after-aborting-action/17785)

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**Author:** [@just\_Addict](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/just_Addict)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/menu-stays-greyed-disabled-after-aborting-action/17785 "2016-03-27T17:46:16Z")

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Seems, I keep running into little things :slight\_smile: I was creating a new action, and when I ran it, noticed it wasn’t doing what I expected so I clicked the abort button. However, the menu stayed grayed out after th…

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## [Copy part of %\_TAG% to %composer%?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-part-of-tag-to-composer/17792)

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**Author:** [@marcusj0015](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/marcusj0015)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-part-of-tag-to-composer/17792 "2016-03-27T17:43:39Z")

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This is a 2 parter. Background: I’ve got an action that replaces (featuring|feat|ft) with “Featuring:” Question 1: the part I’m having trouble with is the second step of this action, which is currently this: (.+)(\\WF…

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## [Year not saving on a few random MP4's](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/year-not-saving-on-a-few-random-mp4s/17793)

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**Author:** [@Myrothe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Myrothe)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2016, 8:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/year-not-saving-on-a-few-random-mp4s/17793 "2016-03-27T08:01:32Z")

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So I have been tagging all of my movie files with poster artwork, as well as the year they came out with the intention that not only will I be able to browse all the cool posters when looking for a movie, but also to be …

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