# Change In Syntax

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-in-syntax/1526
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 11, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-in-syntax/1526 "2004-12-11T19:14:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![PsychoTrauma](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@PsychoTrauma](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PsychoTrauma)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-in-syntax/1526/1 "2004-12-11T19:14:53Z")

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In versions 2.26 and below I could use %artist% - %album% - [$if("%\_vbr%","%\_vbr%","%\_bitrate%CBR")] and it would display as artist - album - [320CBR]. But now with the change in 2.27s syntax the [] is mistaken for a divider of sorts so it doesnt display. Is there a way around this in newer versions?

Thank you for your time, PsychoTrauma

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2004, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-in-syntax/1526/2 "2004-12-11T19:55:00Z")

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You can use %artist% - %album% - '['$if($grtr($len(%\_vbr%),0),%\_vbr%,%\_bitrate%CBR)']'  
Best regards,  
~ Florian

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### Author: ![PsychoTrauma](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@PsychoTrauma](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PsychoTrauma)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2004, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-in-syntax/1526/3 "2004-12-11T20:34:37Z")

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> You can use %artist% - %album% - '['$if($grtr($len(%\_vbr%),0),%\_vbr%,%\_bitrate%CBR)']'  
> Best regards,  
> ~ Florian
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> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>

Awesome, thanks again Florian for the support and the wonderful app ![:w00t:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/cb01eca72fe9339ff6f3ec9f1e3c5fe002be0f0a.gif ":w00t:") .

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/change-in-syntax/1526/4 "2026-02-09T12:19:17Z")

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