I have 500 folders i need to batch create M3U file for each folder (album), currently i use export script that looks like this $filename(m3u,ansi)#EXTM3U $loop(%_filename_ext%)#EXTINF:%_length_seconds%,%artist% - %title% %_path% $loopend() It works great, however if folder (Album) has sub folders C…

Use the Export function. Create two configurations: Playlist Discs A Header.mte: $filename($regexp(%_folderpath%,'\\(CD|Disc)\s*\d+\\$','\')---$regexp($regexp(%_folderpath%,'\\(CD|Disc)\s*\d+\\$','\'),'^.+\\([^\\]+)\\',$1).m3u,ansi)#EXTM3U$char(13)$char(10) Playlist Discs B Body.mte: $filename($r…

I just loaded the folder "Music" with several subfolders "Album1", "Album2" etc. Now "Music" is the working folder. I selected files from 2 subfolders and called the function File>Playlist (for selected files). The resulting, single playlist looks like this: #EXTM3U #EXTINF:552,Babel - Jerry Sp…

[image] ohrenkino: I just loaded the folder "Music" with several subfolders "Album1", "Album2" etc. Now "Music" is the working folder. I selected files from 2 subfolders and called the function File>Playlist (for selected files). Here is the result of Ctrl + Shft + P that as description say…

see File>Options>Playlist and find out if "Create playlist relative to workdir" helps

[image] ohrenkino: see File>Options>Playlist and find out if "Create playlist relative to workdir" helps Don't have this option, unless you mean Entries relative from work directory - Enable this option, if you don't want full file paths in your playlist, it made no difference checked or unch…

[image] RussianMix: $filename(m3u,ansi)#EXTM3U $loop(%_filename_ext%)#EXTINF:%_length_seconds%,%artist% - %title% %_path% $loopend() I tried your script and the result is just one file (i have not ticked the option "One file per folder"). So what is different?

There is no way to handle how Mp3Tag creating M3U files within export script other than specify file name and encoding. Still weather to create one file or file for each sub folder is determined by Mp3Tag option "One file per directory" if checked it creates M3U file for each sub folder, if uncheck…

[image] RussianMix: however i cannot define variables. See $put() and $get() to handle user-defined variables. Exporting Tag and File Information – Mp3tag Documentation Also, you can define a playlist name with string constants and viariable parts where the variable part could be %album% so…

[image] ohrenkino: See $put() and $get() to handle user-defined variables. This variable cannot be used within nested loop, following does not work. $filename(m3u,ansi) $loop(%_folderpath%,1) $puts(grant_parent_folder_name,%_parent_directory%) $puts(parent_folder_name,%_directory%) $get…

Export M3U script to ignore sub folders

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ohrenkino February 23, 2020, 9:01am 2

The easiest way would be to use the function File>Create Playlist (for selected files).
This will save the playlist in the current working directory.
Or see e.g. here: