# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=398 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 399 --- ## [Changing Artist tag order](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-artist-tag-order/3131)
**Author:** [@Galaxian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Galaxian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2006, 4:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/changing-artist-tag-order/3131 "2006-04-06T04:34:25Z")
Please bear with me I’m new to using regular expressions. What expression do you use to change ‘The’ Artist not Artist ‘The’? Thanks in advance. --- ## [Help for Automagic Do-All Action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-for-automagic-do-all-action/3143)
**Author:** [@Ruse](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ruse)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2006, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-for-automagic-do-all-action/3143 "2006-04-05T22:37:27Z")
I am looking for an action that will remove from filenames any character(s) other than dash, underscore, letters and numbers. Does anyone have an example or a solution to this besides creating a replace action for each c… --- ## [need help with a script](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-with-a-script/3145)
**Author:** [@pilaar39](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pilaar39)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-with-a-script/3145 "2006-04-05T19:50:40Z")
Can someone please help me with a script to parse a file name containing artist and track name, putting the values into Artist and Track? ex. filename = John Doe - Song name.mp3 tnx, Paul --- ## [Select multiple folders & changesort order in view](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/select-multiple-folders-changesort-order-in-view/3068)
**Author:** [@HankD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HankD)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2006, 7:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/select-multiple-folders-changesort-order-in-view/3068 "2006-04-02T07:53:38Z")
Hi! I see how I can select multiple files when tagging - I would like to do the same when selecting folders to import into the tagging view. Instead of adding one folder each time with the button I’d like to click and… --- ## [HTML Export Hangs Frontpage 2003](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/html-export-hangs-frontpage-2003/3113)
**Author:** [@Isaiah6113](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Isaiah6113)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2006, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/html-export-hangs-frontpage-2003/3113 "2006-03-30T17:59:03Z")
Greetings, Just downloaded your utility, so far so good, I really like it. I’m having a problem trying to edit the HTML produced by the export function. It hangs my MS Frontpage 2003 everytime. System configuration: 3… --- ## [ID3v2 padding in version 2.35m](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-padding-in-version-2-35m/3104)
**Author:** [@tanwolf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tanwolf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2006, 4:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-padding-in-version-2-35m/3104 "2006-03-30T04:25:46Z")
I recently updated Mp3tag to the most recent development build and noticed that tagging mp3s was alot faster. I checked several files and found that it was no longer padding ID3v2 tags to 2048 bytes. I was wondering if t… --- ## [matching tag info from amazon.com to files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/matching-tag-info-from-amazon-com-to-files/3059)
**Author:** [@Nightowl4](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Nightowl4)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2006, 9:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/matching-tag-info-from-amazon-com-to-files/3059 "2006-03-28T09:00:43Z")
When I select all the files from an album with no tags or missing info then use amazon.com to fetch tag info, the tag list matches the order of the CD tracks but the tracks on my drive or sorted differently. How can I m… --- ## [No longer getting any matches](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-longer-getting-any-matches/3080)
**Author:** [@danhi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/danhi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2006, 7:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-longer-getting-any-matches/3080 "2006-03-27T07:08:28Z")
Recently, whenever I try to get a freedb match, it returns no matches. I put a packet sniffer on it and it’s sending the data correctly, and getting a valid web page with the information back, just doesn’t recognize it.… --- ## [How to set Artist for multiple songs at once](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-set-artist-for-multiple-songs-at-once/3096)
**Author:** [@gonen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gonen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2006, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-set-artist-for-multiple-songs-at-once/3096 "2006-03-26T15:58:42Z")
What the TAG PANEL is for ? --- ## [Online DBs Only Showing 1st CD?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/online-dbs-only-showing-1st-cd/3041)
**Author:** [@shawncruiksh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shawncruiksh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2006, 11:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/online-dbs-only-showing-1st-cd/3041 "2006-03-26T11:29:58Z")
Hello, This may be a stupid question, but I’ve done some searching, and can’t find the answer to my question. Forgive me if this has been asked before. I’ve got a few CDs with multiple discs - and so far, I’ve noticed… --- ## [Problem happened after changing to new notebook](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-happened-after-changing-to-new-notebook/3094)
**Author:** [@Enette](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Enette)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2006, 6:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-happened-after-changing-to-new-notebook/3094 "2006-03-26T06:16:09Z")
Hi, I hv been using mp3tag for quite some time. Recently I hv bought a new notebook. I hv transferred all my mp3 songs from old to new notebook. I am also using the same softwares to convert and edit mp3. Now, I hv a bi… --- ## [Help with regex, please](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-regex-please/3089)
**Author:** [@PeterT](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PeterT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2006, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-regex-please/3089 "2006-03-24T20:57:30Z")
I’d appreciate help on a reg-exp for the following. The original album tag tag reads: “Mozart: Piano Sonata in F major, KV 280 - III. Presto - Mitsuko Uchida – Philips 1990 ” And I need to change it to: “Mozart: Pian… --- ## [Help with format strings for folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-format-strings-for-folders/3076)
**Author:** [@imasalad](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/imasalad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2006, 3:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-format-strings-for-folders/3076 "2006-03-24T03:18:16Z")
Hi there, Complete novice when it comes to tagging, hopefully this exact question is not answered elsewhere on this site. I’d like to make a formatting string that allows me to create a directory structure like: Pearl… --- ## [problem with freedb](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-freedb/3085)
**Author:** [@Rone69](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rone69)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2006, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-freedb/3085 "2006-03-23T19:32:53Z")
ciao, i’m a newbie and i have this problem: I use mp3tags 2.35, it’s very good, but the program don’t work with the freedb search, with other kind of search, like amazon, discogs, musicbrainz, it’s ok but if I launch a … --- ## [Discogs only saves first entry](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-only-saves-first-entry/3082)
**Author:** [@ekwipt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ekwipt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2006, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-only-saves-first-entry/3082 "2006-03-23T13:27:49Z")
Hello, I just started using your program and i think it’s really nice but i’ve got a little problem. When i’m searching for a mp3 tag in Discogs it comes up with the right tags (album) but when i select the tag i want (s… --- ## [Need help with a script](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-with-a-script/3075)
**Author:** [@pilaar39](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pilaar39)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2006, 1:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-with-a-script/3075 "2006-03-23T01:03:00Z")
Can someone please tell me the script to change a specific string of characters in the middle of a filename, to a 3-character numeric sequence? Also, on a somewhat related topic, I am using the script $num(%\_counter%,3… --- ## [DATE-YEAR fields confusion in Vorbis comments](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/date-year-fields-confusion-in-vorbis-comments/3071)
**Author:** [@Oby](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Oby)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 11:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/date-year-fields-confusion-in-vorbis-comments/3071 "2006-03-22T11:29:13Z")
Hi there, i use this opportunity since i have registered now, firstly to give you ONE BIG THANKS for great and rocksolid piece of software :slight\_smile: I have encountered this problem after i decided to transcode my c… --- ## [Can't synchronize files after using MP3TAG](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-synchronize-files-after-using-mp3tag/3072)
**Author:** [@Mick\_E\_Mouse](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mick_E_Mouse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 9:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-synchronize-files-after-using-mp3tag/3072 "2006-03-22T09:10:13Z")
Hello all…just wanted to say - 1st time question, LOOOOONG time user of this program. Great stuff all the way around. But… I’ve just recently run into a problem which I’ve narrowed it down to using this program. I dl … --- ## [Curious bug with release v2.34a](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/curious-bug-with-release-v2-34a/2699)
**Author:** [@goman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/goman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/curious-bug-with-release-v2-34a/2699 "2006-03-19T18:32:28Z")
Hi, I have discovered a curious bug with tags generated with release v2.34a. It seems that previous release older than 2.28 do not generate this problem. When reading the tags generated from convert file name to tag (a… --- ## [Tag from Filename question](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-from-filename-question/3050)
**Author:** [@infirmus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/infirmus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2006, 4:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-from-filename-question/3050 "2006-03-19T04:57:54Z")
I have quite a few mp3’s that I am trying to tag that have the disc number and track number stored as Xxx where X is the disc number and xx is the track number. Can Mp3tag read this filename format into the relevant id3… --- ## [2.35k - Shift+Del](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2-35k-shift-del/3053)
**Author:** [@miky](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/miky)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2-35k-shift-del/3053 "2006-03-18T21:04:18Z")
In this new version the handling of this hotkey behaves very strange. Selecting some text (only a part of it) in a field and using this combo deletes the whole field, but it shouldn’t. If the field was modified before us… --- ## [Comment field - how to paste etc](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/comment-field-how-to-paste-etc/3056)
**Author:** [@HankD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HankD)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/comment-field-how-to-paste-etc/3056 "2006-03-18T18:10:03Z")
Hi, Greetings from Sweden - my first post here; I am a big fan of this program! I am trying to paste info from a text file (like a band list or info on the recording etc) and when I paste I only manage to get the first… --- ## [Filename-to-Tag -- Specific Elements in 2.35](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-tag-specific-elements-in-2-35/3045)
**Author:** [@markegge](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/markegge)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-tag-specific-elements-in-2-35/3045 "2006-03-14T19:26:48Z")
I just upgraded to 2.35. In previous versions, when using the Filename-to-Tag tool, one could select which elements of the file name were added to the tag information. For example, if working with a file called 01 - unti… --- ## [itunes screws up some of the tags from mp3tag 2.35](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-screws-up-some-of-the-tags-from-mp3tag-2-35/3042)
**Author:** [@mindblaster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mindblaster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 8:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-screws-up-some-of-the-tags-from-mp3tag-2-35/3042 "2006-03-14T08:02:32Z")
is there a error in mp3tag 2.35k or is it the new itunes version which is making the error? i have some virgin mp3 which i tag using mp3tag v 2.35k and write the id3v1 and id3v2.4 utf-8 tag to it i import it to itune… --- ## [Only update empty fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/only-update-empty-fields/3039)
**Author:** [@Eli](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Eli)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/only-update-empty-fields/3039 "2006-03-13T20:13:20Z")
There are alot of very cool plug-ins for mp3tag, but I dont want them to overwrite my other tags when I try to use them to fill in missing tags. Is there a way to get the web services to only tag empty fields? --- ## [Auto-tag cover art for collection](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-tag-cover-art-for-collection/3031)
**Author:** [@Eli](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Eli)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2006, 8:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/auto-tag-cover-art-for-collection/3031 "2006-03-12T08:16:55Z")
My music is arranged in artist/album/ Each album folder has a folder.jpg of the cover art in it. I cant figure out how to AUTOMATICALLY add the album covers to the correct songs for my entire collection. Any help woul… --- ## [Genre field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-field/3032)
**Author:** [@tbpot](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tbpot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-field/3032 "2006-03-11T20:24:02Z")
Hello there, I have read the faq and other posts but can not find a story what discribe my problem. maybe its quit normal, but i dont know. when i load several songs to edit the genre from each song, i am playing it b… --- ## [Save total count of tracks always greyed out](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/save-total-count-of-tracks-always-greyed-out/3022)
**Author:** [@mll](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mll)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/save-total-count-of-tracks-always-greyed-out/3022 "2006-03-10T19:16:21Z")
Steps to reproduce: Just \[ctrl\]+K (on even 1 file): this calls the autonumbering wizard check “Save total count of tracks” the textbox with the wished total count stays grey and hence cannot be changed I noticed this … --- ## [Where and how to get traditional chinese displayed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-and-how-to-get-traditional-chinese-displayed/2882)
**Author:** [@tiffanyrchu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tiffanyrchu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-and-how-to-get-traditional-chinese-displayed/2882 "2006-03-10T17:32:39Z")
Hi all, I’m new to mp3tag. Just installed it today. I’m trying to import tags from freedb on my chinese CD’s and it’s showing up as strange characters. I am using the latest version download and realize that the trad… --- ## [Help getting tags from filenames](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-getting-tags-from-filenames/3010)
**Author:** [@Geppetto825](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Geppetto825)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2006, 2:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-getting-tags-from-filenames/3010 "2006-03-10T02:28:44Z")
I currently have all my MP3 files as artist - song title.mp3, but am in the process of making them into artist - album - song title.mp3. Is there a way to get Mp3tag to read the tags from the files names and correctly f… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=397) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=399)