# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=250 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 251 --- ## [WMA problem with Wine on Linux -- can't find wmfdist.exe](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wma-problem-with-wine-on-linux-cant-find-wmfdist-exe/16058)
**Author:** [@nature.boy67](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nature.boy67)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 3:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wma-problem-with-wine-on-linux-cant-find-wmfdist-exe/16058 "2014-08-28T03:32:25Z")
First, let me say “Vielen Dank für Mp3tag”! I wish all software were as good! I have switched from Windows to Linux, and I am happy that Mp3tag seems to run very well using Wine. However, as a former Windows user, I h… --- ## [Tags show in Mp3Tag but not in Windows Explorer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-show-in-mp3tag-but-not-in-windows-explorer/16048)
**Author:** [@AustinAdams](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AustinAdams)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-show-in-mp3tag-but-not-in-windows-explorer/16048 "2014-08-25T20:44:49Z")
I’ve just downloaded (my first) from What.CD – a 1961 classical music disc. First, it took several minutes to load into MP3Tag (normal time is almost instantaneous). Second, tags show in MP3Tag but not in Windows Explore… --- ## [export not possible with v2.58 on win8](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-not-possible-with-v2-58-on-win8/16043)
**Author:** [@parafux](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/parafux)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-not-possible-with-v2-58-on-win8/16043 "2014-08-25T12:38:11Z")
i get the message with v2.58 on win8 file "c:\\users\\Andreas\\AppData\\Roaming\\Mp3tag\\export\\complete.mte" cannot be created when i want to create an export configuration. any solution? --- ## [Two $if functions for the title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/two-if-functions-for-the-title/16034)
**Author:** [@thaw04](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thaw04)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 9:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/two-if-functions-for-the-title/16034 "2014-08-25T09:50:05Z")
This is by far my favorite program and since i recently got a large pile of files to tag i looked into optimizing my actions. I figured out every wish i have with the information on this forum except for two i couldnt m… --- ## [Open Mp3tag with multiple files from different folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-mp3tag-with-multiple-files-from-different-folders/16046)
**Author:** [@JeffBDVS](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JeffBDVS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 9:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-mp3tag-with-multiple-files-from-different-folders/16046 "2014-08-25T09:20:33Z")
I have a file manager that can display files from many locations all at once, based on search results. It can also launch another program and pass those files to it. I know I can drag & drop the lot into Mp3tag, but I’… --- ## [Fail on high-codepoint characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fail-on-high-codepoint-characters/16045)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 8:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fail-on-high-codepoint-characters/16045 "2014-08-25T08:58:15Z")
Anyone know why formatting a field to {$char(&H200C)} http://i.imgur.com/5bPFE8W.png gives just { http://i.imgur.com/npWz9uU.png ? Same results with other zero-width Unicode characters. And how to workaround this? Tha… --- ## [Strange Behavior During Tag Writing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strange-behavior-during-tag-writing/16019)
**Author:** [@h4unt3dfx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/h4unt3dfx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strange-behavior-during-tag-writing/16019 "2014-08-24T14:39:42Z")
I have Windows 7 on a healthy, well functioning computer. I have been going through a big folder to edit all of my files and then I started experiencing some weird things… Once, I noticed that after I added Album Art, a… --- ## [Artists with dashes in their names](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artists-with-dashes-in-their-names/16018)
**Author:** [@Masterito](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Masterito)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 5:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artists-with-dashes-in-their-names/16018 "2014-08-24T05:43:47Z")
Good afternoon all, I am trying to work myself around the following issue here. I have a very simple setup where I just make the filenames nice and clean and then want to filename to tag for just artist and title. as … --- ## [Copied bitrate field now bitrate is 0.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copied-bitrate-field-now-bitrate-is-0/16040)
**Author:** [@sl4life](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sl4life)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copied-bitrate-field-now-bitrate-is-0/16040 "2014-08-23T16:22:52Z")
Hi Love the program. I copied a tag to tag bit rate to genre ( for a specific program ) And now my bit rate is 0. I thought a copy was a copy. --- ## [Adding cover to a FLAC file is too slow...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-cover-to-a-flac-file-is-too-slow/16035)
**Author:** [@pepeillo001](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pepeillo001)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 9:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-cover-to-a-flac-file-is-too-slow/16035 "2014-08-23T09:29:50Z")
Hi, When I add covers in FLAC files, usually mp3tag is too slow. In APE files is less than a second, in most of FLAC files I have to wait about 20-30 seconds per file. ¿Is it normal?. In earlier versions of mp3tag ther… --- ## [Words Count](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/words-count/16029)
**Author:** [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 3:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/words-count/16029 "2014-08-21T03:56:22Z")
Hi All, Trying to find a function that will return a count of total word strings in a field. Is this possible? Thanks! --- ## [Saving empty string value](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-empty-string-value/16028)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-empty-string-value/16028 "2014-08-19T20:10:29Z")
Can anyone suggest a fix to this? The intent of the highlighted lines is that any subsequent run use the same input value of e.g. %artist% as the first. The effect is that where the input value was an empty string, it… --- ## [How may I get REPLAYGAIN\_TRACK\_GAIN sorted in value order?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-may-i-get-replaygain-track-gain-sorted-in-value-order/16024)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-may-i-get-replaygain-track-gain-sorted-in-value-order/16024 "2014-08-18T12:01:10Z")
Here sort ignores the sign: http://i.imgur.com/NiXyK.png Thanks. --- ## [Help removing specific characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-removing-specific-characters/16023)
**Author:** [@taran2ula](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/taran2ula)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-removing-specific-characters/16023 "2014-08-17T17:10:14Z")
Hello friends and good day to you. I am pretty new at using mp3tag but I am learning fast. I have some questions I hope someone can help me with' First, I would like to remove double dashes from my file name and replace… --- ## [What regep modifiers are in use, if any?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-regep-modifiers-are-in-use-if-any/16022)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-regep-modifiers-are-in-use-if-any/16022 "2014-08-17T13:32:58Z")
What rexgep modifiers are in use by $regexp’s Boost.Regexp Perl (PCRE) function, if any? List of candidates here http://i.imgur.com/R0uSPsu.png --- ## [mp3tag can't open mp3 file for writing tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cant-open-mp3-file-for-writing-tag/16020)
**Author:** [@esox](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esox)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 9:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-cant-open-mp3-file-for-writing-tag/16020 "2014-08-17T09:36:13Z")
Hello, I just installed mp3tag v2.62 and on some mp3 files when I want to write a tag it says it can’t open th e mp3 file for writing. Any idea ? --- ## [Cover Art & filesize](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-filesize/16012)
**Author:** [@bryanb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bryanb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-filesize/16012 "2014-08-16T19:29:01Z")
I’m a new mp3tag user. What I was looking for was primarily a tool to allow me to add album art to my MP3’s. I use CD-EX to rip and it’s pretty good about getting the tags I want into the files, with the exception of art… --- ## [Replace empty field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-empty-field/10511)
**Author:** [@embeeuu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/embeeuu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 9:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-empty-field/10511 "2014-08-16T09:41:31Z")
I’m sure I’m missing something, but I want to replace empty ALBUM fields with a string and can’t work out how to do it. Can I use “Replace with regular expression”? If so, what do I put in “Regular expression” to test … --- ## [Label Catalogue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/label-catalogue/16006)
**Author:** [@antBruss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/antBruss)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 3:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/label-catalogue/16006 "2014-08-15T03:45:56Z")
Hey guys, so i’m currently tagging a lot of music with different labels (espacially when it comes to electronic music), but many of them have pretty long names. Is it possible to have/create some kind of catalogue like … --- ## [How to remove unwanted cover art?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-unwanted-cover-art/16004)
**Author:** [@similia40](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/similia40)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-unwanted-cover-art/16004 "2014-08-15T00:49:41Z")
I use MP3tag to tag audio from a site that records streaming radio for later listening. Problem is, I now have an unwanted picture (of the “Grease” soundtrack, which I’m not really fond of, never have been) in the cover… --- ## [Copy YEAR field from one group of files to another](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-year-field-from-one-group-of-files-to-another/15991)
**Author:** [@JeffBDVS](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JeffBDVS)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-year-field-from-one-group-of-files-to-another/15991 "2014-08-14T16:14:43Z")
I have many compilation albums ripped from my CDs. I rip to FLAC and Apple Lossless. For sorting and display purposes on my DLNA devices, I try to keep the year of each individual track in the YEAR field. (Some will su… --- ## [Tag more than one album at a time?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-more-than-one-album-at-a-time/16005)
**Author:** [@zenra4](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/zenra4)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 6:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-more-than-one-album-at-a-time/16005 "2014-08-14T06:27:15Z")
Hi, I would like to tag all my files with info from rateyourmusic.com I currently have a script, which I can use to tag one album at a time using the tag sources menu. Is there any faster way to do this? --- ## [Full documentation for regex syntax?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/full-documentation-for-regex-syntax/15421)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/full-documentation-for-regex-syntax/15421 "2014-08-13T20:10:49Z")
Can anyone direct me to the full documentation for the regex syntax? e.g. as provided by the engine Mp3tag uses. I've seen https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/replace-regexp but it omits e.g. mode modifiers, such as: Filter… --- ## [Super Regular Expression to remove Track numbers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/super-regular-expression-to-remove-track-numbers/15992)
**Author:** [@cldcp00](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cldcp00)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/super-regular-expression-to-remove-track-numbers/15992 "2014-08-13T18:10:39Z")
Hi, I know that you could run separate Regex’s to remove the track numbers, but is there a super expression that can capture all the below track numbers patterns and remove them 01.GimmeSympathy 01 .GimmeSympathy 01 … --- ## [releasetime for podcasts](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/releasetime-for-podcasts/16002)
**Author:** [@mcd78](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mcd78)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/releasetime-for-podcasts/16002 "2014-08-13T15:10:18Z")
Trying to change the release date on my itunes podcasts and having some trouble. It looks like “releasetime” was changed a few releases ago but then reverted back to original, but I can’t find releasetime in the field l… --- ## [RegEx to Remove Dash](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-to-remove-dash/15996)
**Author:** [@cldcp00](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cldcp00)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 9:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-to-remove-dash/15996 "2014-08-13T09:27:49Z")
I have the following strings a wish to remove the dash from the 1st example but not the second Could somebody please help me Bob Marley - Bob Marley - The King of Reggae Result Bob Marley Bob Marley - The King of R… --- ## [Getting START /WAIT to work when app already running](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-start-wait-to-work-when-app-already-running/15191)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-start-wait-to-work-when-app-already-running/15191 "2014-08-12T22:25:46Z")
Anyone know how to get /WAIT on the START command to work when Mp3tag is already running? My batch file uses START "" /WAIT "%~dp0tools\\Mp3tag\\Mp3tag.exe" /fp:"temp\\" to run Mp3tag and wait for completion before for … --- ## [Cloning a fairly complex mp3tag configuration](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cloning-a-fairly-complex-mp3tag-configuration/15988)
**Author:** [@d2b](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/d2b)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2014, 9:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cloning-a-fairly-complex-mp3tag-configuration/15988 "2014-08-12T09:34:43Z")
We wish to use mp3tag on a number of PCs here at our radio station in such a way that a complex setup on one “master” machlne can easily be transferred to other machines, so that any refinements to the master machine can… --- ## [Setting Album from Playlist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-album-from-playlist/15984)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-album-from-playlist/15984 "2014-08-09T22:45:31Z")
With dozens of playlists loaded into Mp3tag, is there any way to set Album to the name of the particular source playlist for each track? --- ## [Because i cannot disconnect the drive safely?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/because-i-cannot-disconnect-the-drive-safely/15980)
**Author:** [@tictac2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tictac2)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/because-i-cannot-disconnect-the-drive-safely/15980 "2014-08-08T14:41:21Z")
I have windows 7 and I’ve always kept the tags of approximately 5 albums I can not disconnect and I have closed the program and any external hard drive file open. [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=249) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=251)