# Filtering-in 1000 albums **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [June 28, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-in-1000-albums/15857 "2014-06-28T14:59:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-in-1000-albums/15857/1 "2014-06-28T14:59:15Z")
Can anyone suggest how I can filter-in all the albums on a list of 1000? Each album is in a separate directory so I have tried: %\_parent\_directory% IS 00008637207120 OR %\_parent\_directory% IS 00008637209025 OR %\_parent\_directory% IS 00008637211721 OR %\_parent\_directory% IS 00008637215323 OR ... but this exceeds the 30000-char limit of the filter. I do not want to change the track files. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-in-1000-albums/15857/2 "2014-06-28T15:35:31Z")
> [@chrisjj](#): > > Can anyone suggest how I can filter-in all the albums on a list of 1000? ... Regex MATCHES ??? ... or ... just an idea ... maybe you can create subgroups? %\_parent\_directory% HAS leading 000086372 AND (%\_parent\_directory% HAS trailing 09025 OR %\_parent\_directory% HAS trailing 11721 OR %\_parent\_directory% HAS trailing 15323) DD.20140628.1952.CEST ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-in-1000-albums/15857/3 "2014-06-28T15:37:46Z")
> [@chrisjj](#): > > ... the 30000-char limit of the filter. > ... 30000 characters - that is a about the equivalent of 7 pages A4 (80 chars by 55 lines). I simply doubt that anyone would ever type in such a filter. As you give only 4 examples it is very hard to tell how to filter the actual data. Do you really want help for a filter or simply tell that you have found the limits of an input box? ---
**Author:** ![chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-in-1000-albums/15857/4 "2014-06-28T15:50:15Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > 30000 characters - that is a about the equivalent of 7 pages A4 (80 chars by 55 lines). I simply doubt that anyone would ever type in such a filter. Agreed. I paste it. > [@ohrenkino](#): > > As you give only 4 examples You misunderstood. That's one example, abbreviated. ---
**Author:** ![chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-in-1000-albums/15857/5 "2014-06-28T15:51:50Z")
> [@DetlevD](#): > > Regex MATCHES ??? I can't see how that will work on an arbitrary list. > [@DetlevD](#): > > ... or ... just an idea ... > ... maybe you can create subgroups? > %\_parent\_directory% HAS 000086372 > AND > (%\_parent\_directory% HAS 09025 OR > %\_parent\_directory% HAS 11721 OR > %\_parent\_directory% HAS 15323) D, it is an arbitrary list. Generated by Export of a playlist. ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-in-1000-albums/15857/6 "2014-06-28T15:55:51Z")
> [@chrisjj](#): > > Agreed. I paste it. > > You misunderstood. That's one example, abbreviated. If you have the list from a playlist ... why don't you d&d the playlist as this apparently has all the tracks in it. Then there is no need for filtering. ---
**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-in-1000-albums/15857/7 "2014-06-28T15:57:14Z")
> [@chrisjj](#): > > ... it is an arbitrary list. Generated by Export of a playlist. Hmm ... but the filter cannot be arbitrary?! You want to find concrete targets. DD.20140628.1956.CEST ---
**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-in-1000-albums/15857/8 "2014-06-28T15:58:59Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > If you have the list from a playlist ... why don't you d&d the playlist as this apparently has all the tracks in it. Then there is no need for filtering. !!! good idea !!! DD.20140628.1958.CEST ---
**Author:** ![chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-in-1000-albums/15857/9 "2014-06-28T16:23:18Z")
> [@DetlevD](#): > > Hmm ... but the filter cannot be arbitrary?! > You want to find concrete targets. This filter string can be arbitrary. Referring to the concrete targets in the arbitrary list of albums. ---
**Author:** ![chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-in-1000-albums/15857/10 "2014-06-28T16:24:33Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > If you have the list from a playlist ... why don't you d&d the playlist as this apparently has all the tracks in it. Incorrect again. It does not have all the tracks in it. ---
**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-in-1000-albums/15857/11 "2014-06-28T16:38:56Z")
> [@chrisjj](#): > > I can't see how that will work on an arbitrary list. ... %\_directory% MATCHES "Edits|Mori|Nat" ... finds all tracks within the folders ... Nat 'King' Cole Alanis Morisette Edits 20140628.2038.CEST ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-in-1000-albums/15857/12 "2014-06-28T16:47:06Z")
> [@chrisjj](#): > > Incorrect again. Thank you. Perhaps the supplied information was misleading, then. > [@](#): > > It does not have all the tracks in it. How do you get all tracks? A little more maths: you have to load a fairly high number of files to filter 1000 albums. If each album has an average of 12 tracks you list 12000 tracks. And then? ---
**Author:** ![chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-in-1000-albums/15857/13 "2014-06-28T17:05:19Z")
> [@DetlevD](#): > > %\_directory% MATCHES "Edits|Mori|Nat" > > ... finds all tracks within the folders ... > Nat 'King' Cole > Alanis Morisette > Edits > > 20140628.2038.CEST Ah, to compress the string. With album IDs of 14 chars, that cuts my 1000-album list string to 4125 chars. Good enough for now! Thanks for the workaround. ---
**Author:** ![chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-in-1000-albums/15857/14 "2014-06-28T17:06:21Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > you have to load a fairly high number of files to filter 1000 albums. Correct. I do have a fairly high number of files. ---
**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, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-in-1000-albums/15857/15 "2026-02-09T12:25:06Z")
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