# Boolean script help
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/boolean-script-help/8905
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 7, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/boolean-script-help/8905 "2009-09-07T16:34:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Dovla](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dovla)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/boolean-script-help/8905/1 "2009-09-07T16:34:38Z")
Hello there, I recently discovered MP3Tag and I am amazed at how good this program is, still being a n00b however I have a certain problem that I can't figure out how to fix...I've read the help but I still can't wrap my head around it...the problem is the following..
I have a nicely organized music collection and all folders and files are named in the same manner, just my tags have a few issues...basically my entire collection comes down to either compilations or album (as I'm sure most of yours is as well 😃)...I would like to be able to have a Filename - Tag format script that can analyze the name of my folders and depending on weather it's a compilation or an album fill out the tags appropriately so I don't have to go through it manually...so the way I have it is:
for albums:
Artist Name - Album Name (Year) - Publisher
and for compilations:
Album Name (Year) - Publisher
track names are all:
1. Track Artist - Track Name
Also the folder above is always the Genre folder. I have the following script but it's not working:
%genre%$if2(%artist% - %album% (%year%) - %publisher%,%album% (%year%) - %publisher%)\%track%. %artist% - %title%
what am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2009, 11:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/boolean-script-help/8905/2 "2009-09-08T11:14:58Z")
"Convert \> Filename - Tag" does not support scripting, only simple placeholders.
You must try different approaches:
You can run your album pattern over all files:
%genre%\%artist% - %album% (%year%) - %publisher%\%track%. %artist% - %title%
It should skip all files that don't match it.
Then use the Filter [F3] on \_FOLDERPATH with this expression: ^[^-]+-[^-]+$
That will list files that have only one - in their folderpath.
Then use your compilation pattern.
Or make a new column with the value $len($regexp(%\_directory%,'[^-]+',))
That gives you the amount of - chars in the directory name so you can sort by this column. You can easily select all album tracks or all compilation tracks now.
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### Author:  [@Dovla](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dovla)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/boolean-script-help/8905/3 "2009-09-08T13:50:48Z")
thanks a lot mate, that will do for sure, the ability to sort all albums and all compilations is enough, then I can just run the album or compilation pattern
cheers!
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/boolean-script-help/8905/4 "2026-02-09T12:21:46Z")