# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=307 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 308 --- ## [I am at my wit's end!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-am-at-my-wits-end/11800)
**Author:** [@Suff2Say](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Suff2Say)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 7:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-am-at-my-wits-end/11800 "2011-05-23T07:18:56Z")
Hi, I am really sorry to be bothering you all with this but I am going to have to come right out and admit that I have absolutely NO idea about strings, expressions and anything about computer code at all! I've been up a… --- ## [Problem with MusicBrainz](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-musicbrainz/12033)
**Author:** [@isi2008](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/isi2008)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 5:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-musicbrainz/12033 "2011-05-23T05:28:49Z")
Hello! First of all, congratulations for this great program. My problem is that I use mp3tag for years perfectly but since yesterday I’m not able to tag files using MusicBrainz. Titles have dissapeared when I try to co… --- ## [$if($regexpmatch(a,b,c),x,y)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/if-regexpmatch-a-b-c-x-y/11981)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/if-regexpmatch-a-b-c-x-y/11981 "2011-05-22T18:12:48Z")
What’s the best coding for a $regexpmatch returning bool? My best uses $regexp and a reserved string - yuk! --- ## [Setting posting "Enable emoticons?" default to OFF](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-posting-enable-emoticons-default-to-off/11986)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-posting-enable-emoticons-default-to-off/11986 "2011-05-22T16:55:33Z")
Is there a way to do this? Thanks. --- ## [Can I change part of a title?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-change-part-of-a-title/12042)
**Author:** [@banshee](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/banshee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-change-part-of-a-title/12042 "2011-05-22T15:20:38Z")
I wish to append some information in the title field. Is there a way to select all tracks in a folder and add text to the title field without having to retype the title field for each track? For example, I have the alb… --- ## [Split filenames](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-filenames/12036)
**Author:** [@Airazor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Airazor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 8:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-filenames/12036 "2011-05-22T08:12:42Z")
Hi everyone! Sorry if this has been answered before… I have the following filename: Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero In “title” field. How can I split the string so everything before the “-” character goes into … --- ## [remember playback position ?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remember-playback-position/12034)
**Author:** [@markeh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/markeh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 8:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remember-playback-position/12034 "2011-05-21T08:06:29Z")
itunes has a setting called “remember playback position” This restarts a track where you left off - useful for audiobooks, or in my case for old time radio programs. Any way of accessing this setting in mp3tag??? thnx … --- ## [Year from folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/year-from-folder/12022)
**Author:** [@dame50](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dame50)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2011, 10:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/year-from-folder/12022 "2011-05-18T10:29:06Z")
Hi there, first thanks for Mp3taf, it’s friking awesome. My problem is the following, I’ve need to extract the year information from the conteing folder. The folder is like this: “artist - (year) - album” I tried with… --- ## [Cannot replace ( ) or \[ \]](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-replace-or/12019)
**Author:** [@webcrtor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/webcrtor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-replace-or/12019 "2011-05-17T15:13:12Z")
So as the title says, for some reason the replace function in 2.48 doesn’t recognise \[ \] or ( ) and I want them out of my id tags, it was like this after every title: (2011) \[website\], so I copied the whole part and it o… --- ## [Batch for lyrics tagging](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-for-lyrics-tagging/11725)
**Author:** [@Fritelli](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fritelli)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2011, 8:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-for-lyrics-tagging/11725 "2011-05-17T08:13:58Z")
Hi, First of all, thanks for all the contributions in lyrics tagging. It has already helped me a lot. I’m new on this forum, but i read it for quite a while. But I still have a problem : I have a big bunch of songs I’… --- ## [Album Art - File Cannot Be Accessed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-file-cannot-be-accessed/12018)
**Author:** [@pariah164](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pariah164)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-art-file-cannot-be-accessed/12018 "2011-05-17T06:07:22Z")
I have MP3Tag version 2.48. I load a directory, select all the files, then press Shift+Alt+5 to open up the menu needed. I choose ‘import file from folder’ to apply an album cover, but when I select it, it says file cann… --- ## [Missing Tag details](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/missing-tag-details/12017)
**Author:** [@thorrrr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thorrrr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/missing-tag-details/12017 "2011-05-16T18:05:07Z")
Please see attached view as you can see i have files in the name called “Spanish I - Unit 01.new” when i open them in iTunes this does not come through. Also in Mp3tag these details are not coming through how do i find … --- ## [How do you view edit the "Kind", "Purchased by", "Account name" and "Purchase date" tags for iTunes files?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-view-edit-the-kind-purchased-by-account-name-and-purchase-date-tags-for-itunes-files/12012)
**Author:** [@j\_uu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/j_uu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-view-edit-the-kind-purchased-by-account-name-and-purchase-date-tags-for-itunes-files/12012 "2011-05-15T18:46:53Z")
I’m a new user, as you can probably guess, and have had a search through the forum but can’t find a ‘How To’ to view and edit the “Kind”, “Purchased by”, “Account name” and “Purchase date” tags for iTunes files. I’m not… --- ## [Idiot Guide to batch renaming Title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/idiot-guide-to-batch-renaming-title/9707)
**Author:** [@bel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/idiot-guide-to-batch-renaming-title/9707 "2011-05-15T12:31:23Z")
Hi, I use ITunes with Windows Vista and often want to batch rename the “Name” field (ie rename several at a time). Some of the names just show track numbers and I’d like to add my own text followed or preceded by the t… --- ## [Text File -\> Tag \[Help Needed\]](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-file-tag-help-needed/11999)
**Author:** [@Flskydiver](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Flskydiver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2011, 6:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-file-tag-help-needed/11999 "2011-05-15T06:02:10Z")
So I’ve figured out the export tags to text file well enough. Having trouble going the other way. Simple case: I want to export “%\_filename\_ext%” and “%unsyncedlyrics%” to a file so I can re-import the lyrics later to… --- ## [Virus found in install](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/virus-found-in-install/12011)
**Author:** [@OffRover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/OffRover)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/virus-found-in-install/12011 "2011-05-15T00:06:46Z")
Is there an alternative download location? Is it possible the setup was corrupted, or is it a false positive? Anyone else encounter this? --- ## [Album name from folder Action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-name-from-folder-action/12008)
**Author:** [@tmoca](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tmoca)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-name-from-folder-action/12008 "2011-05-14T14:22:53Z")
I thought I asked this here before, but can’t seem to find it. I am looking to create an action that will fill the ALBUM tag in with the folder name that the file resides in. Can someone point me in the right direction… --- ## [Having TAG problems](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/having-tag-problems/12000)
**Author:** [@Skuz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Skuz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/having-tag-problems/12000 "2011-05-13T02:58:13Z")
I have been using MP3tag for years it seems now. I love it. But is it properly tagging my music files ? I would think so since everything on my PC seems fine. Media players play them correctly as well as, most important… --- ## [Regex to append to Genre](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-to-append-to-genre/12002)
**Author:** [@richhoward](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/richhoward)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-to-append-to-genre/12002 "2011-05-12T17:17:11Z")
I’ve recently been experimenting with using multiple genre tags, separated by semi colons. WMP reads each as a separate genre (allowing an album to sit in more than 1 at a time) and I’m finding it a helpful way to organi… --- ## [Export and Import Tag Data To Excel (or other formats)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-and-import-tag-data-to-excel-or-other-formats/11998)
**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-and-import-tag-data-to-excel-or-other-formats/11998 "2011-05-11T12:34:29Z")
Is there a way to export my MP3 tags data to Excel (or other apps)?.. modify as needed and then import the information back into the MP3 file. I recently converted all my files to 192 kbps. The result is it only saved … --- ## [loop() over word in string](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/loop-over-word-in-string/11992)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 9:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/loop-over-word-in-string/11992 "2011-05-11T09:05:55Z")
Is there any way to in Export script to get $loop(‘aaa bbb ccc’) to loop over the words of the string? Some trick with a variable perhaps, letting the inner code access the current word by $get(var)? --- ## [!BAD](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bad/11995)
**Author:** [@rmadd101](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rmadd101)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bad/11995 "2011-05-11T02:52:14Z")
I’ve got a few mp3 albums that, despite displaying all information in Windows Explorer (Win7 x64 here), will list the tag version as !BAD vx.x (where “x.x” is usually 2.3). When this happens, no other information is dis… --- ## [For some mp4 videos impossible to edit tag, plus mp3tag sees no length, no bitrate, no frequency..etc](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/for-some-mp4-videos-impossible-to-edit-tag-plus-mp3tag-sees-no-length-no-bitrate-no-frequency-etc/11743)
**Author:** [@Calireel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Calireel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 10:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/for-some-mp4-videos-impossible-to-edit-tag-plus-mp3tag-sees-no-length-no-bitrate-no-frequency-etc/11743 "2011-05-10T10:33:07Z")
Hello all, Hmm i have a weird problem with some mp4 videos. Normally i use mp4 to tag, and it all works well with mp4. Except that now i got some videos (legally) they are supposed to have the ids written and bunch of… --- ## [Reversing COMPOSER tags with multiple composers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reversing-composer-tags-with-multiple-composers/11989)
**Author:** [@fuzzbass45](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fuzzbass45)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2011, 9:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reversing-composer-tags-with-multiple-composers/11989 "2011-05-08T09:47:05Z")
After a hard drive accident, where I somehow lost thousands of composer tags, but somehow managed to keep all the sort composer tags, i’m left with quite a large job to do! All of my sort composer tags are written like … --- ## [Does not see mp3 files?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-not-see-mp3-files/11987)
**Author:** [@choky27](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/choky27)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-not-see-mp3-files/11987 "2011-05-07T18:07:24Z")
Am using same version of program on laptop with XP professional and Windows 7 home edition. On XP have no issues whatsoever, but on win 7 program does not see mp3 files in directory? am I missing a setting or what? Thx … --- ## [$ifstringcontains(sub,x,y)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ifstringcontains-sub-x-y/11980)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 8:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ifstringcontains-sub-x-y/11980 "2011-05-07T08:29:51Z")
Is there a more-concise coding for this that my: $if($neql(0,$strstr(sub)),x,y) ? --- ## [Getting Mp3tag to reread columns.ini](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-mp3tag-to-reread-columns-ini/11983)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-mp3tag-to-reread-columns-ini/11983 "2011-05-07T00:20:38Z")
What’s the quickest way to get the app to take my external edits to columns.ini? Not F5, I find surprisingly. --- ## [Moving artist from parentheses in song title to artist field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-artist-from-parentheses-in-song-title-to-artist-field/11978)
**Author:** [@Tech264](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tech264)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-artist-from-parentheses-in-song-title-to-artist-field/11978 "2011-05-06T16:27:58Z")
Just picked up another iPod classic on eBay and it had some really cool songs and some I’d rather just delete but the ones that I want to keep I have some issues with their id3 tag. I exported all the songs using a 3rd … --- ## [Sort Composer Column Sorting](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-composer-column-sorting/11976)
**Author:** [@fuzzbass45](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fuzzbass45)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-composer-column-sorting/11976 "2011-05-06T16:27:22Z")
I’d like to create a column which will show me the sort composer tag sorted to show all composers with The in them. E.g Postal Service, The Grid, The Fall, The Is there a way to do this so that all these tags would b… --- ## [Adding info to a filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-info-to-a-filename/11973)
**Author:** [@jimmynog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jimmynog)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 10:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-info-to-a-filename/11973 "2011-05-06T10:33:57Z")
Hi, can anyone tell me how I can convert a list of filenames starting with something like this: 01 - this song 22 - that song to: Jimi Hendrix Experience - 01 - this song I haven’t seen an example of that so far.… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=306) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=308)