# Get max value of %discnumber% **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [April 15, 2020, 8:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-max-value-of-discnumber/48571 "2020-04-15T08:35:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Adam154](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@Adam154](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Adam154)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 8:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-max-value-of-discnumber/48571/1 "2020-04-15T08:35:49Z")
I only want to include the %discnumber% in the filename where maximum value of %discnumber% for an album is \> 1. I could possibly do this is the %discnumber% value is 1/2 etc, but more often %discnumber% is just the number of the disc, or omitted (which is easy to work with). Tagging with iTunes means the discnumber is always present, even for single disc albums. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 8:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-max-value-of-discnumber/48571/2 "2020-04-15T08:38:55Z")
the only function that sets the number of discs is the numbering assistant. See the Tools menu. I would not use iTunes for tagging as it is never really clear whether the data ends up in the files' tags or only in iTunes' database. ---
**Author:** ![Adam154](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@Adam154](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Adam154)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 8:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-max-value-of-discnumber/48571/3 "2020-04-15T08:41:08Z")
I dont want to set the number of discs though. I want to get the maximum value of %discnumber% of an album (if it exists). ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 8:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-max-value-of-discnumber/48571/4 "2020-04-15T08:45:26Z")
There is no other way than to set the "number of discs" in every file. MP3tag does not look at the previous or the next file to compare values - with the exception of the numbering assistant. ---
**Author:** ![Adam154](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@Adam154](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Adam154)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 8:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-max-value-of-discnumber/48571/5 "2020-04-15T08:49:20Z")
Thanks. I guess another solution is to edit the tagsources file and add a function to omit the discnumber if the maximum value of it is 1. This should be possible right? ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 8:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-max-value-of-discnumber/48571/6 "2020-04-15T08:51:46Z")
a simple filter like %discnumber% HAS `/1` should show you all the files with `1/1` or even `2/1` so that you could delete the field with the help of the extended tags dialogue (Alt-T). ---
**Author:** ![Adam154](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@Adam154](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Adam154)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 8:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-max-value-of-discnumber/48571/7 "2020-04-15T08:53:45Z")
Sure, but I want avoid button presses as I have a lot of stuff to tag/rename. itunes seems to be the only tag source that sets a discnumber of 1 for single disc albums so I think I can edit that and add some logic to remove that tag before setting it. ---
**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, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-max-value-of-discnumber/48571/8 "2026-02-09T12:28:31Z")