# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=283 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 284 --- ## [I need to know how to do that...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-need-to-know-how-to-do-that/13774)
**Author:** [@DjAzDeck](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DjAzDeck)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-need-to-know-how-to-do-that/13774 "2012-08-18T17:10:39Z")
Hello all… I have all my songs in this form… Nicky Romero vs EBTG - Missing camorra ( Dj Spy Bootleg ) OtherView & Consoul Trainin - Wonderwall (LIvin R & K Mass Mix) Vocals by Gabriella Ellis Pink Noisy feat. Radio K… --- ## [Preview action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/preview-action/13768)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/preview-action/13768 "2012-08-17T14:50:11Z")
Is there any trick to allow me to preview the results of an action group, or an action? --- ## [Tracknumber & Discnumber Format / of x parameter](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tracknumber-discnumber-format-of-x-parameter/13767)
**Author:** [@feksteen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/feksteen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tracknumber-discnumber-format-of-x-parameter/13767 "2012-08-17T03:28:21Z")
Hi, just wanted to know if there is an easy way of displaying and setting the Total Tracks number? The same goes for Total Discs. Others may have come accross this, like I did, that you can set these parameters in e.g. … --- ## [Double and Triple action to execute a .bat or similiar??](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/double-and-triple-action-to-execute-a-bat-or-similiar/13763)
**Author:** [@kittmaster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kittmaster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/double-and-triple-action-to-execute-a-bat-or-similiar/13763 "2012-08-15T17:14:37Z")
I’ve written a .bat file to deal with the cover exports of the garbage I don’t want. I want to know if its possible to write an action on file location that it dumps to. I export to C:\\foo my nine tracks have dumped 1… --- ## [Name change and auto numbering (it can't be that difficult)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/name-change-and-auto-numbering-it-cant-be-that-difficult/13762)
**Author:** [@watcher](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/watcher)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/name-change-and-auto-numbering-it-cant-be-that-difficult/13762 "2012-08-15T03:17:20Z")
Clearly I’m new. The problem. I dl free audio books to an old, tiny, cheap MP3 player so I can listen to them at work. The problems are the player can only display a very short file name and uses some weird settings t… --- ## [Export only front cover when more than one is embedded?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-only-front-cover-when-more-than-one-is-embedded/13760)
**Author:** [@kittmaster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kittmaster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-only-front-cover-when-more-than-one-is-embedded/13760 "2012-08-14T16:02:56Z")
Is there a way for it to only export the front, not the back, leaflet or media covers? I’m using the action export cover to file, but with thousands of songs, it exporting covers of some tracks where 7 covers to one fil… --- ## [Export scripting of multiple folders?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-scripting-of-multiple-folders/13759)
**Author:** [@kittmaster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kittmaster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 11:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-scripting-of-multiple-folders/13759 "2012-08-14T11:34:29Z")
I’m in the final stages of creating my export, so I tried to load up all my files (78K) and it looks like I’m bumping into a memory issue. My laptop only has 4GB of memory and when the memory in use get to around 94% (s… --- ## [.src file not found in %appdata%\\Mp3tag\\data\\sources](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/src-file-not-found-in-appdata-mp3tag-data-sources/13752)
**Author:** [@ryerman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ryerman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/src-file-not-found-in-appdata-mp3tag-data-sources/13752 "2012-08-13T13:27:13Z")
The instruction for installing new Web Source scripts (.src files) is to place them in %appdata%\\Mp3tag\\data\\sources. With my installation they are not displayed in Mp3tag unless they are placed in %programfiles(x86)%\\M… --- ## [Help with album titles not showing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-album-titles-not-showing/13749)
**Author:** [@pgreen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pgreen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 10:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-album-titles-not-showing/13749 "2012-08-13T10:30:47Z")
Hi, I hope somebody can help me, I am a newbie here. I stream my music from a WD Live 3TB HD to my Cambridge Audio Sonata NP30 Network Player. I have spent months editing my metadata, but am having a problem with a fe… --- ## [Title name not working for me :(](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-name-not-working-for-me/13744)
**Author:** [@durdevil](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/durdevil)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-name-not-working-for-me/13744 "2012-08-11T15:46:06Z")
Hi after using the Amazon look up i find the results window gives me the tag info, in 2 windows i have the track names - the first set is correct and has the track names, the second just has “Audio track 1” etc i just … --- ## [Find and replace](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-and-replace/13742)
**Author:** [@nischals](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nischals)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-and-replace/13742 "2012-08-11T14:13:51Z")
I have just started using Mptag and anm trying to correct the artist name spelling mistakes. How can i find part of a string and just replace that in a tag, keeping rest the same. Example: Kishor Kumar and Lata I want… --- ## [How to export covers?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-export-covers/13738)
**Author:** [@kittmaster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kittmaster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 11:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-export-covers/13738 "2012-08-10T11:53:41Z")
Is there a way to have MP3TAG take the embedded image of the file, export it, and custom name it based on the file it was exported from…and also resize it to a thumbnail specified value? I’m not even sure if this can be… --- ## [traktor pro - how to update tags in track collection?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/traktor-pro-how-to-update-tags-in-track-collection/13735)
**Author:** [@informavore](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/informavore)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/traktor-pro-how-to-update-tags-in-track-collection/13735 "2012-08-09T17:38:43Z")
I’m not getting much help on the Native Instruments Forum so I’m hoping someone here can help. I’ve used mp3tag to update my id3 tags, and the updated tags show up if I look at the track through explorer in Traktor Pro.… --- ## [Trapping chars in tags not to export (!,\`,~)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trapping-chars-in-tags-not-to-export/13739)
**Author:** [@kittmaster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kittmaster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trapping-chars-in-tags-not-to-export/13739 "2012-08-09T16:19:05Z")
Is there a way to look for these chars and just drop them from the output stream on export only? My importer doesn't like special chars even if supported by the OS. Examples: BEL BIV DEVOE - WORD TO THE MUTHA! - WBBD … --- ## [Simplified Case Statement using First letter of Artist Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simplified-case-statement-using-first-letter-of-artist-tag/13737)
**Author:** [@kittmaster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kittmaster)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simplified-case-statement-using-first-letter-of-artist-tag/13737 "2012-08-09T12:32:01Z")
I’m familiar with how case statements work, I’m looking for some help on how to select the proper case statement based solely on the artists first letter. This is being used for a MySQL database being imported via csv. … --- ## [Strange tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strange-tags/13731)
**Author:** [@Morbeas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Morbeas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strange-tags/13731 "2012-08-07T15:31:35Z")
I have this one file that contains some strange tags, which seem to only be detectable by my Squezebox server software. I cannot get MP3Tag to read or edit them. I guess a picture is worth a thousand words. See all th… --- ## [No Cover Art on Export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-cover-art-on-export/13730)
**Author:** [@pencil\_neck](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pencil_neck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-cover-art-on-export/13730 "2012-08-06T17:42:39Z")
When I export album with html\_dano\_album cover and upon viewing with Internet Explorer or any other browser (on Windows 7 64bit) this is what I get (no cover art): Comments/suggestions? --- ## [extract and copy a part of a tag into another tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-and-copy-a-part-of-a-tag-into-another-tag/13589)
**Author:** [@jistme](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jistme)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 10:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-and-copy-a-part-of-a-tag-into-another-tag/13589 "2012-08-06T10:06:53Z")
Is MP3Tag capable of extracting a certain part of a tag, and copy it to another tag? I have titles such as: Cello Sonata No.1 in E minor, Op.38 › I. Allegro non troppo I want the part before ’ › ’ to be copied in a cu… --- ## [Album art in thumnail view](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-in-thumnail-view/13720)
**Author:** [@gabim](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gabim)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2012, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-in-thumnail-view/13720 "2012-08-05T12:10:04Z")
Hello, Mp3tag is so wonderfully easy to add picture to a song or an album. I just drag&drop the picture to the box and save. However, when I browse my music folders on my PC using Miniature/Thumbnail View (or how it is… --- ## [album tag from folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-tag-from-folder/13718)
**Author:** [@ecoloco](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ecoloco)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2012, 6:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-tag-from-folder/13718 "2012-08-04T06:37:38Z")
hi this is my first time here. my english es very bad, i will tray to explain me i need add the tag album form de folder name, my folder apears like this artist - album robbie williams - intensive care i want… --- ## [Need Help With "Case Conversion"; Scripts](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-with-case-conversion-scripts/13708)
**Author:** [@egg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/egg)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 6:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-with-case-conversion-scripts/13708 "2012-08-02T06:25:18Z")
Hey guys. I’m going to apologize in advance for asking about something which has likely been asked countless times before, but I’m having a very hard time finding the information I need. Basically, I would like to run … --- ## [cleaning newly ripped folder with 300 albums](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cleaning-newly-ripped-folder-with-300-albums/13709)
**Author:** [@mhuusko](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mhuusko)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cleaning-newly-ripped-folder-with-300-albums/13709 "2012-08-01T06:06:15Z")
Hi, Just finalized ripping 300 CD’s and now would like to add tags, art and lyrics- What workflow should I use? rgds, Markku --- ## [Use Filter to find Duplicate Lyrics](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/use-filter-to-find-duplicate-lyrics/13705)
**Author:** [@richmail](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/richmail)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 8:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/use-filter-to-find-duplicate-lyrics/13705 "2012-07-31T08:53:55Z")
Is it possible to use the filter to list all non blank Duplicates in the Lyrics tag? Thanks --- ## [How do I set my tags properly?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-set-my-tags-properly/13700)
**Author:** [@php111](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/php111)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 9:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-set-my-tags-properly/13700 "2012-07-30T09:34:06Z")
Hi everyone, When I play some of my albums using Foobar2000, I noticed some albums appears to have question marks. Would this be related to the person that didn’t do the tags correctly? If so, may someone please post th… --- ## [tag changes not registered even after saving?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-changes-not-registered-even-after-saving/8494)
**Author:** [@Flagg76](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Flagg76)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-changes-not-registered-even-after-saving/8494 "2012-07-29T12:32:40Z")
I’m new at this (just started an hour ago) but basically I got mp3tag because I had some music that i was syncing to my mp3 player didn’t have an artist so some songs would show up in the ‘Unknown’ artist folder. I went … --- ## [RegExp Help](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regexp-help/13696)
**Author:** [@niche99](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/niche99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regexp-help/13696 "2012-07-28T15:06:32Z")
Hi, I have tried the following with no success regexp: (\\s\’.) replace: \\U$0 and replaced the red character with \[, " and ’ with no consistent success. For example the above regexp produces this: … --- ## [Playlist duplicates](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlist-duplicates/13653)
**Author:** [@whino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/whino)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/playlist-duplicates/13653 "2012-07-27T17:44:01Z")
I am trying to make a large playlist, (more than 5000 titles). I select “make playlist from selected files” and change the output extension to .txt The problem is I get every title duplicated so I would have to then man… --- ## [Automate filename cutting for more than 259 chars in an elegant way?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automate-filename-cutting-for-more-than-259-chars-in-an-elegant-way/13252)
**Author:** [@jettocrack](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jettocrack)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automate-filename-cutting-for-more-than-259-chars-in-an-elegant-way/13252 "2012-07-25T12:14:22Z")
Hi guys As far as I have checked, with W7 64 and most apps there’s a length limit for the full path of a file of 259 chars. Due to my folder organization, sometimes I need to “cut” actual filenames, adding something lik… --- ## [Changes made in MP3Tag not showing in MediaMonkey](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changes-made-in-mp3tag-not-showing-in-mediamonkey/13684)
**Author:** [@erbower](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/erbower)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 4:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changes-made-in-mp3tag-not-showing-in-mediamonkey/13684 "2012-07-25T04:36:24Z")
Hi, first post… I searched the FAQ, found some topics that were close, but not exactly this issue. I searched the MP3Tag help and figured out how to use a string from the directory path as Album Artist, worked great. H… --- ## [.CUE track durations show as zero](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cue-track-durations-show-as-zero/13683)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cue-track-durations-show-as-zero/13683 "2012-07-24T21:32:16Z")
Anyone got .CUE track durations to show correctly in Mp3tag? Here, they show as zero, e.g. on this .CUE created by foobar2000 Converter with (\*) Generate multi-track files http://chrisjj.com/temp/MP3tagV2.49showsAl...ks… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=282) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=284)