# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=267 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 268 --- ## [Filtering for filenames beginning with lower case char](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-for-filenames-beginning-with-lower-case-char/14901)
**Author:** [@car313](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/car313)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-for-filenames-beginning-with-lower-case-char/14901 "2013-07-13T14:44:19Z")
I have a lot of songs whith filenames that begin with a capital letter or a lower case letter or underscore or digit(s). So to filter out filenames beginning with a lower case letter I tried %\_filename% MATCHES ^\\l in … --- ## [Manual Copy/Paste Within Data Field Box](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/manual-copy-paste-within-data-field-box/14898)
**Author:** [@renegadefl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/renegadefl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/manual-copy-paste-within-data-field-box/14898 "2013-07-13T14:16:00Z")
With the latest update (2.57) I am again unable to paste data into a data field using either the Ctrl-V keyboard shortcut or with the mouse RightClick-Paste. For example, I want to copy the Composer data to one of the o… --- ## [Getting and using results + Batch deletes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-and-using-results-batch-deletes/14900)
**Author:** [@dtw5](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dtw5)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 11:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-and-using-results-batch-deletes/14900 "2013-07-13T11:24:03Z")
Hello new boy here with very little knowledge. I have searched the forums and looked at FAQs but have not been able to recognise what I am looking for. So, before posting in detail I need to ask a few fundamental quest… --- ## [file number Column](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-number-column/14899)
**Author:** [@gonen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gonen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 3:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-number-column/14899 "2013-07-12T03:38:03Z")
Hi I have usb drive with 500 songs I would like to add new column - SEQ - that will be assigned a value of the song sequential number on the usb drive. so that SEQ row values for the songs will have values of 1,2,3,4… --- ## [Request for Assistance](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-for-assistance/14896)
**Author:** [@aXcelio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aXcelio)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-for-assistance/14896 "2013-07-10T23:37:31Z")
Hey All, I have what I consider to be a rather obscure scenario, listed here is a sample of a several files that I have that I am looking to change, and eventually convert to a tag…… Joell Ortiz F. Cashmere, Maino, Big … --- ## [This tag code does not work](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/this-tag-code-does-not-work/14885)
**Author:** [@php111](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/php111)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/this-tag-code-does-not-work/14885 "2013-07-08T17:58:54Z")
Hey, I was looking at my older support thread to get the track number 101, etc, in my tags, and I drag over the folder with the songs I did with MP3tag into iTunes, and I look under the track column in iTunes, the track … --- ## [CD's that have been compiled from multiple Artists](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cds-that-have-been-compiled-from-multiple-artists/14887)
**Author:** [@docfxit](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/docfxit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cds-that-have-been-compiled-from-multiple-artists/14887 "2013-07-08T01:14:42Z")
How can I create the proper tags with MP3tag for albums that have various artist? I have the default install of MP3tag. I selected one album (unknown) , Tag Sources, discogs. What should I do to have it recognize each… --- ## [Length code not recognized by Plex](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/length-code-not-recognized-by-plex/14886)
**Author:** [@Philnick](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Philnick)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/length-code-not-recognized-by-plex/14886 "2013-07-07T20:47:55Z")
I’ve just started using Plex, a local and remote (over the internet) jukebox program. One hangup I’ve encountered deals with the length of a track. Plex correctly displays the length of most tracks, but with live concer… --- ## [Newbie asks how to add title to a folder/directory?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-asks-how-to-add-title-to-a-folder-directory/14884)
**Author:** [@dougq](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dougq)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2013, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-asks-how-to-add-title-to-a-folder-directory/14884 "2013-07-07T14:12:27Z")
Hi: My issue is I have several mp3 folders on a memory stick. I play the memory stick in my car radio. Not all the mp3 folders display the name of the folder. Do I do a bulk change of all files album name in the folde… --- ## [script help needed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/script-help-needed/14874)
**Author:** [@rajujauhar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rajujauhar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2013, 6:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/script-help-needed/14874 "2013-07-07T06:29:46Z")
i am a newbie and dont know how to create scripts please anyone can create scripts for nokia/ovi music store india for title, album ,artist , year , track , genre and album artist thanks in advance --- ## [Extracting tags from folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extracting-tags-from-folder/14881)
**Author:** [@arindamcha](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/arindamcha)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extracting-tags-from-folder/14881 "2013-07-06T18:49:07Z")
I searched all over the forum but couldn’t find the answer. Let’s say that my folder names are just like these: Albumname (1983) I want to extract values from the folder so as to tag the MP3 files in the following mann… --- ## [Exported TXT files and re-importing them](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exported-txt-files-and-re-importing-them/14878)
**Author:** [@HapuKurk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HapuKurk)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exported-txt-files-and-re-importing-them/14878 "2013-07-05T15:18:32Z")
Mp3Tag has a wonderful option to backup tags into TXT files. Now comes the tricky part, if I export them TXT file per folder, is there a option to mass restore them, if needed? Or only option to restore from those woul… --- ## [Where To Add "Newline" To Dano / Pone Script](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-to-add-newline-to-dano-pone-script/14879)
**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-to-add-newline-to-dano-pone-script/14879 "2013-07-05T15:06:31Z")
where in Discog Script do I add “Saynewline” before the Notes field. Not sure why, but the notes and companies etc. are grouped with the credit text. (I have the fields combined under credits). Meaning it looks like s… --- ## [Style](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/style/14869)
**Author:** [@auldyin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/auldyin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 8:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/style/14869 "2013-07-05T08:07:23Z")
Hi, Can somebody tell me how to extract and use only the Style tag from Discogs as most of my files are tagged correctly and I don’t want them altered. Thanks --- ## [Add discnumber with separator only when Discnumber exists](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-discnumber-with-separator-only-when-discnumber-exists/14827)
**Author:** [@HapuKurk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HapuKurk)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-discnumber-with-separator-only-when-discnumber-exists/14827 "2013-07-04T20:08:29Z")
I have run into small issue, I want to use filename formatting as: %discnumber%-$num(%track%,2) - %artist% - %title% It works well untill I have MultiDisc compilation, but if DiscNumber filed is empyt (Single Disc), t… --- ## [Dano's export configuration for MP3Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/danos-export-configuration-for-mp3tag/14872)
**Author:** [@hallert](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hallert)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/danos-export-configuration-for-mp3tag/14872 "2013-07-03T21:20:31Z")
How can I display the playlist by track number rather than filename alphabetically? Do I have to edit Dano’s code? --- ## [List jumps still in v.2.56](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/list-jumps-still-in-v-2-56/14868)
**Author:** [@VisionMusic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/VisionMusic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 10:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/list-jumps-still-in-v-2-56/14868 "2013-07-03T10:32:33Z")
Dear fellow users, I have this problems for a while now, my view jumps after deleting or moving a file. According the release notes it has been fixed since v2.54. So therefore i’m starting to believe that only i do have… --- ## [Remove fir 2 or 3 characters from tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-fir-2-or-3-characters-from-tag/14867)
**Author:** [@amitverma1113](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/amitverma1113)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-fir-2-or-3-characters-from-tag/14867 "2013-07-03T03:27:08Z")
i have songs title with numeric characters before title eg: teri meri kahani jag soona laage is there any action which can rename tag to teri meri kahani jag soona laage also can this be done to artist, or album f… --- ## [Convert tag from partial tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-tag-from-partial-tag/14865)
**Author:** [@Farquarh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Farquarh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-tag-from-partial-tag/14865 "2013-07-02T03:21:49Z")
This is the title: How Do You Do It? - Gerry and the Pacemakers Want to convert Artist to: Gerry and the Pacemakers and convert title to:How do you do it? Thanks in advance --- ## [Album Art Issue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-issue/14861)
**Author:** [@donta\_black](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/donta_black)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-issue/14861 "2013-07-01T17:03:45Z")
Hi, guys I am new to MP3Tag and have skunk on countless attempts to get this image embedded into this compilation of beats I created for a promotional project I have to launch first week of July and just can’t seem to do… --- ## [Several lines in "comment"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/several-lines-in-comment/14858)
**Author:** [@Mustard](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mustard)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 9:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/several-lines-in-comment/14858 "2013-07-01T09:07:18Z")
Hello I’m trying to add some “extra comments” but it doesn’t work. I explain : I have some albums of John Coltrane (yeaah!) and I want to add in the comment field the name of the musiciens. Ex : John Coltrane — teno… --- ## [Release Date not saving](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/release-date-not-saving/14863)
**Author:** [@earbox](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/earbox)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/release-date-not-saving/14863 "2013-07-01T03:13:32Z")
Hi, folks. I’ve recently converted a large number of video podcasts to audio files to save space (using Pazera Audio Extractor), and I’m using MP3tag v2.56 to restore the information to the files before putting them bac… --- ## [View or remove field in extended tag (uniquefileid)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/view-or-remove-field-in-extended-tag-uniquefileid/14859)
**Author:** [@Gav](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gav)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 10:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/view-or-remove-field-in-extended-tag-uniquefileid/14859 "2013-06-30T10:33:02Z")
By clicking on a file and selecting extended tags I can see that the file has a “uniquefileid”. Well actually two. Im wanting to tag a number of files as per their original release. Ie not a compilation or best of by lo… --- ## [Tags not saving correctly](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-not-saving-correctly/14857)
**Author:** [@pengin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pengin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 6:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-not-saving-correctly/14857 "2013-06-30T06:11:48Z")
This may be a dumb question, But I have a general question about tag saving. I have approximately 16,500 files, and when I have files all properly organized, sometimes the tags will come up with different punctuation, … --- ## [m4a genres not appearing in anything other than MP3TAG](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4a-genres-not-appearing-in-anything-other-than-mp3tag/14789)
**Author:** [@mark3141](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mark3141)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m4a-genres-not-appearing-in-anything-other-than-mp3tag/14789 "2013-06-29T21:12:47Z")
Hi, I’ve used MP3TAG to update about 17000 songs but just realized that the genre does not appear for any of my m4a files. I can see them in MP3TAG, but the category is empty (or something different) in xbmc, media mon… --- ## [Append Number when running Converter - \> tag-filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/append-number-when-running-converter-tag-filename/14853)
**Author:** [@paolodoctolero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/paolodoctolero)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 7:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/append-number-when-running-converter-tag-filename/14853 "2013-06-29T07:21:34Z")
Hi Folks, I am just wondering if theres a way to append a number to the duplicates when running Converter -\> tag-filename Just like in windows when renaming something that matches with another one. Example: Before: … --- ## [format string](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-string/14854)
**Author:** [@2amuse](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/2amuse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 6:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-string/14854 "2013-06-29T06:01:21Z")
Hopefully a simple question: How do you delete a format string template from the list under sub-menus of Convert? The obvious delete key doesn’t work for this. Thx!! Ray --- ## [regular expression kills my synced lyrics](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regular-expression-kills-my-synced-lyrics/14852)
**Author:** [@mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mp3tag)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regular-expression-kills-my-synced-lyrics/14852 "2013-06-28T16:31:28Z")
hello hello please, can anyone help? removing leading/trailling white spaces with regular expressions kills my synced lyrics! synced lyrics are in unicode-format and made with the lyrics show panel 3 (foo\_uie\_lyrics… --- ## [Drop-down shows all Genres instead of Genres in selected files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drop-down-shows-all-genres-instead-of-genres-in-selected-files/14849)
**Author:** [@deckard](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/deckard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drop-down-shows-all-genres-instead-of-genres-in-selected-files/14849 "2013-06-28T01:38:51Z")
Select multiple files from multiple artists/albums, etc. In the Tag Panel, if you select the drop-down arrow next to artist/album/track/year/comment, etc., it only shows the current values of those fields in the selecte… --- ## [Filtering file names](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-file-names/14848)
**Author:** [@car313](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/car313)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 9:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-file-names/14848 "2013-06-27T09:09:37Z")
Dear People, Is there a way to write a filter expression to list filenames that do NOT contain the ‘dash’ character? Not important, but I was wondering if there is such a facility. Thanks and regards [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=266) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=268)