# Finding Open Parenthesis with no Closing Parenthesis

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-open-parenthesis-with-no-closing-parenthesis/13608
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 2, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-open-parenthesis-with-no-closing-parenthesis/13608 "2012-07-02T16:37:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![versionist](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/958977/32.png) [@versionist](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/versionist)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-open-parenthesis-with-no-closing-parenthesis/13608/1 "2012-07-02T16:37:54Z")

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Hello,

In my album field, I would like to find all files that have an open parenthesis "(" but no closing parenthesis ")".

Any ideas?

Thanks.

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### 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: [July 2, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-open-parenthesis-with-no-closing-parenthesis/13608/2 "2012-07-02T17:52:16Z")

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> [@versionist](#):
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> Hello, In my album field, I would like to find all files that have an open parenthesis "(" but no closing parenthesis ")". Any ideas? Thanks.

Don't get any ideas! Use the time to read there ...  
[https://docs.mp3tag.de/filter](https://docs.mp3tag.de/filter)

Set Filter:

ALBUM HAS "(" AND NOT ALBUM HAS ")"

DD.20120702.2150.CEST

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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, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-open-parenthesis-with-no-closing-parenthesis/13608/3 "2026-02-09T12:23:55Z")

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