# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=373 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 374 --- ## [How can I reset defaults for tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-reset-defaults-for-tags/5902)
**Author:** [@marty39](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/marty39)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2007, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-reset-defaults-for-tags/5902 "2007-12-16T20:14:45Z")
I created a default Artist for one set of albums, and then for another set I changed to another default Artist. When I select multiple files, the list box for Artist includes both the old default and the new default, but… --- ## [How to copy PORTION of one field to another?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-copy-portion-of-one-field-to-another/5874)
**Author:** [@tbessie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tbessie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2007, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-copy-portion-of-one-field-to-another/5874 "2007-12-15T15:45:05Z")
Is there any way to apply a regular expression to one field, and then use the results of that regular expression (through parenthesized sub-expressions) as changes to be made in another field? For example, let's say I h… --- ## [Adding Month and Day to %Year%](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-month-and-day-to-year/5900)
**Author:** [@chtchan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chtchan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2007, 9:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-month-and-day-to-year/5900 "2007-12-15T09:03:31Z")
Hello, I noticed there was a restriction to 4 digits when entering a year in the year for id3 tag, is it possible to also add the month and day? Also, I have a list of of the dates for different albums in a text file, … --- ## [Rename folder.jpg \> %artist%.jpg](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-folder-jpg-artist-jpg/5898)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Smizler](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mr_Smizler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2007, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-folder-jpg-artist-jpg/5898 "2007-12-14T22:52:08Z")
So I download the big artist image from last.fm But now I want to rename the file and move it to my artist image dir (D:\\Pictures\\Artist Images). I tried replacing folder with %artist% but as it’s not an mp3 I couldn’t d… --- ## [Add new tag source](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-new-tag-source/5896)
**Author:** [@soupsoup](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/soupsoup)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2007, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-new-tag-source/5896 "2007-12-14T16:00:08Z")
Hi Is there an easy way to add Amazon.co.uk as a source for tags? Sometimes the .com and .de don’t have the correct version of some of the albums I’m trying to tag. Thanks :slight\_smile: --- ## [Removing number from title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-number-from-title/5864)
**Author:** [@chtchan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chtchan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2007, 4:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-number-from-title/5864 "2007-12-13T04:04:56Z")
I would like to ask, I have these files with their title in id3 as 01.track1 02.track2 I would like to know how to remove the number, taking into account the . as . removes any type of character --- ## [Writing mediamonkey custom tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/writing-mediamonkey-custom-tags/5875)
**Author:** [@markeh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/markeh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2007, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/writing-mediamonkey-custom-tags/5875 "2007-12-12T12:07:38Z")
Mediamonkey supports 3 custom tags. Using COMMENT SONGS-DB\_CUSTOM1 for tag number 1, I can see the tag in mp3tag, but if I change it, it doesn’t get written to the file. Any hints as to what I’m doing wrong?? Thanks, … --- ## [Context menu Vista](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/context-menu-vista/5818)
**Author:** [@Hubird](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Hubird)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/context-menu-vista/5818 "2007-12-12T01:49:22Z")
I am running Vista 32bit and just installed Mp3 Tag 2.39f and even though during the installation I opted to enable context menus I do not see any when right clicking on a mp3. --- ## [convert tag to filename as part of action group](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-tag-to-filename-as-part-of-action-group/5877)
**Author:** [@gcrames](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gcrames)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2007, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-tag-to-filename-as-part-of-action-group/5877 "2007-12-11T16:12:48Z")
When constructing an action group, is there any way to make ‘Convert tag\>filename’ (format string %artist% - %title%) part of the action group? This would enable me to have a one click action for a process I use fairly r… --- ## [can not connect to freedb server](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-not-connect-to-freedb-server/5851)
**Author:** [@born2blove](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/born2blove)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2007, 6:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-not-connect-to-freedb-server/5851 "2007-12-10T06:56:14Z")
Please help I try this mp3tag software with 3 computer system, every thime I try to connect in to freedb I got an error ( The Server Failed to return valid query response code") Please help me what happen eith my comp… --- ## [Action to import the content of a txt file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-import-the-content-of-a-txt-file/5798)
**Author:** [@HankD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HankD)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-import-the-content-of-a-txt-file/5798 "2007-12-09T21:36:04Z")
After searching I found that the latest development build has an action for what sounds like the thing I’m after, but I don’t know how to make it work. I want to import the content of the text file into my Comments tag… --- ## [Titles wrong.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/titles-wrong/5859)
**Author:** [@mrcizzo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mrcizzo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2007, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/titles-wrong/5859 "2007-12-07T16:49:51Z")
So I am overall satisfied with mp3tag but there is one pretty big thing bothering me. I click the “freedb Quick” option to quickly find the songs and such but when I choose the proper song from the album, it renames it … --- ## [Filename to title?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-title/5856)
**Author:** [@Famf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Famf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2007, 8:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-title/5856 "2007-12-07T08:36:20Z")
I removed all the tags from over 100 songs because the tags were a mess. Anyway, the filename of all the songs is the song’s title. I’m wondering if I can make every song’s title the filename, and if so, how? I love t… --- ## [Is 65385 a magic number](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-65385-a-magic-number/5854)
**Author:** [@KaraokeK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KaraokeK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2007, 4:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-65385-a-magic-number/5854 "2007-12-07T04:58:56Z")
Normally I am using MP3tag to tag one or two albums at a time. Today I decided to do a small global change on all my mp3s. Loaded the main directory – MP3tag saw all the files but when it started to read the directory … --- ## [re-naming problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/re-naming-problem/5824)
**Author:** [@tigger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tigger)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/re-naming-problem/5824 "2007-12-04T19:27:46Z")
Hi, I am new to mp3tag and have found it a really good programme – well done and thank you. My question is regarding using the file name as the track name. For example if the file name currently uses the album and tra… --- ## [WinXP, MP3Tag and File Types](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/winxp-mp3tag-and-file-types/5843)
**Author:** [@shadeclan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shadeclan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2007, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/winxp-mp3tag-and-file-types/5843 "2007-12-04T16:08:13Z")
I attempted to associate playlist files with MP3Tag. In the text-box “Application used to perform action:” (get there by choosing “Tools/Folder Options” from Windows Explorer, select the “File Types” tab, click the “Adv… --- ## [Artist vs Album Artist?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-vs-album-artist/5659)
**Author:** [@pilaar39](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pilaar39)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2007, 7:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/artist-vs-album-artist/5659 "2007-12-04T07:15:03Z")
I had this weird problem bringing music into my iPod… normally, all tracks of an album are grouped together, but for this one album, it fragmented over several albums. I examined the orphaned tracks and could not see an… --- ## [Update only certain songs from tag source?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/update-only-certain-songs-from-tag-source/5838)
**Author:** [@SimianJones](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SimianJones)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2007, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/update-only-certain-songs-from-tag-source/5838 "2007-12-03T22:43:41Z")
Anyone know of a way to only pull down certain songs from a tag source look up? For example I have some albums with only tracks 3, 5, 6 and 9. When I look them up via the Amazon tag source it shows the entire track lis… --- ## [First use of MP3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/first-use-of-mp3tag/5810)
**Author:** [@Cigogne](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cigogne)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2007, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/first-use-of-mp3tag/5810 "2007-12-03T13:56:17Z")
Hello I am a first time user of MP3TAG. I cannot see any of the files I selected in a given folder. Subfolder option is selected. Nothing appears in the window. Thank you for your help --- ## [tagging from amazon](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-from-amazon/5181)
**Author:** [@fod](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fod)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2007, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-from-amazon/5181 "2007-12-02T17:34:59Z")
i have a little problem, not sure if it is a bug or has gone unoticed thus far. Before i start however, i want to express how fantastic this program is, it is the one stop solution to tagging all my MP3’s that i have sea… --- ## [Viewing Oddball tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-oddball-tags/5803)
**Author:** [@sdean7855](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sdean7855)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2007, 11:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-oddball-tags/5803 "2007-12-01T11:21:58Z")
I see from a discussion about “album artist” and Florian’s usual calm (the minutiae of getting tags right would drive a saint to madness and blasphemy) competent help in pointing to the table of extended ID3V2/WMA tags, … --- ## [Moving several files with same name to same folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-several-files-with-same-name-to-same-folder/5816)
**Author:** [@Rasit](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rasit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2007, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-several-files-with-same-name-to-same-folder/5816 "2007-11-30T21:54:26Z")
I have a medium sized music collection with a lot of duplicated music (same track but from different cd’s etc.). All my ID3 tags are correct and now I want to order the files like this %artist%%title% - %artist% All my… --- ## [Import Cover Art from parent folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-cover-art-from-parent-folder/5813)
**Author:** [@andy](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/andy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-cover-art-from-parent-folder/5813 "2007-11-29T19:58:12Z")
Hello Have hunted high and low for a solution on this one - but to no avail. I have a large number of albums which are stored in multiple directories, ie music -\> Artist-Title -\> CD1 CD2 CD3 front.jpg back.jpg … --- ## [Untranslatable international characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/untranslatable-international-characters/5809)
**Author:** [@bobpants](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bobpants)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2007, 10:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/untranslatable-international-characters/5809 "2007-11-29T10:10:57Z")
Hi, Thanks again for such a great program! I use an audio streamer called audiotron that indexes mp3 files and plays them back. However it seems to mess up some of the tags it reads. To get round this I tried to use a… --- ## [Convert Tag - Filename: Possible to leave out values if tag field is emtpy?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-tag-filename-possible-to-leave-out-values-if-tag-field-is-emtpy/5815)
**Author:** [@eXplicit](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/eXplicit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2007, 10:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-tag-filename-possible-to-leave-out-values-if-tag-field-is-emtpy/5815 "2007-11-29T10:00:08Z")
Hi all, I tried to find the answer to my question, but was unable to. Maybe someone readily knows the answer! I am starting to use the ‘Band’ (Album Artist) field, specifically for Mixed Albums, whereby the DJ is the A… --- ## [Finding Album Art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-album-art/5812)
**Author:** [@iPhone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/iPhone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2007, 4:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-album-art/5812 "2007-11-29T04:15:13Z")
Hello, Where is the best place to find Album Art for CDs that have been ripped without it? Amazon and other sites do not have some of my CDs. Two of the CDs I have played from were listed to my Last.FM account and the a… --- ## [add artist to the title without losing artist filed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-artist-to-the-title-without-losing-artist-filed/5794)
**Author:** [@juicefriend](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/juicefriend)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2007, 9:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-artist-to-the-title-without-losing-artist-filed/5794 "2007-11-28T09:11:05Z")
Hello! I’d like to add artist name to my file name and–before y’all say search the forum!!–and searching through the forum for some help, I found the following action steps: Convert --\> \ followed by %Ar… --- ## [$div decimal places?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/div-decimal-places/5737)
**Author:** [@Oblio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Oblio)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2007, 4:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/div-decimal-places/5737 "2007-11-28T04:55:51Z")
Can the $div scripting function be made to return a given number of decimal places? Or can I do something similar with $mod? thanks --- ## [Watch Folder and Tag Automagically](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/watch-folder-and-tag-automagically/5780)
**Author:** [@crux19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/crux19)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/watch-folder-and-tag-automagically/5780 "2007-11-27T21:17:52Z")
Hello, I’ve used some other taggers in the past for manual tagging and can’t find anything that can do this (probably just haven’t found it) and wondering if MP3Tag can or anything else you might now of: Most of the fi… --- ## [Filter tracks based on "cover embedded" vs "no cover"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-tracks-based-on-cover-embedded-vs-no-cover/5805)
**Author:** [@christian\_s](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/christian_s)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2007, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-tracks-based-on-cover-embedded-vs-no-cover/5805 "2007-11-27T13:50:47Z")
Hi, I would like to scan my music diretory for tracks that do not have embedded artwork/cover. I can add a column with the value of %\_Covers% to get a “1” or null value for covers. But how can I create a filter to to … [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=372) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=374)