Guess values not splitting \\ delimiter

Just a quick one. In Actions, using Guess values doesn’t split up a found value into separate tags when \\ is included. So Hello\\World stays exactly as that string in a single tag until the file is opened in Extended Tags then clicking OK, where the split is then made. Ctrl+S doesn’t solve it.

An easy fix is just saving the tag again with Format value but for an Action I’m working on, that’s an extra 40 steps added. :sweat_smile:

Don’t want to call it a bug, just a wee thing that could be remedied without affecting previous Actions.

Guess Values Delimiter Test.mta (138 Bytes)

Thank you (also for the helpful example)! I'll look into it and will keep you posted.

I've added this with Mp3tag v3.34-beta.4.

Tested and works. Nice one :+1:

Means I don’t need this any more…
[#9]
T=7
! Output cleaned tags =
F=%mp3tagfix%
1=MP3TAGSPACER%genre%MP3TAGSPACER%album%MP3TAGSPACER%albumartist%MP3TAGSPACER%artist%MP3TAGSPACER%title%MP3TAGSPACER%composer%MP3TAGSPACER%tvshow%MP3TAGSPACER%albumsort%MP3TAGSPACER%albumartistsort%MP3TAGSPACER%artistsort%MP3TAGSPACER%titlesort%MP3TAGSPACER%composersort%MP3TAGSPACER%tvshowsort%MP3TAGSPACER%actor%MP3TAGSPACER%director%MP3TAGSPACER%producer%MP3TAGSPACER%writer%MP3TAGSPACER%written_by%MP3TAGSPACER%lyricist%MP3TAGSPACER%narrator%MP3TAGSPACER%publisher%MP3TAGSPACER%production_studio%MP3TAGSPACER%tvnetwork%MP3TAGSPACER%copyright%MP3TAGSPACER%subtitle%MP3TAGSPACER%setsubtitle%MP3TAGSPACER%tvseasontitle%MP3TAGSPACER%grouping%MP3TAGSPACER%contentgroup%MP3TAGSPACER%collection%MP3TAGSPACER%description%MP3TAGSPACER%summary%MP3TAGSPACER%podcastdesc%MP3TAGSPACER%synopsis%MP3TAGSPACER%podcastkeywords%MP3TAGSPACER%keywords%MP3TAGSPACER%itunextc%MP3TAGSPACER%law_rating%MP3TAGSPACER%itunesmediatype%MP3TAGSPACER%content_type%MP3TAGSPACER%year%MP3TAGSPACER%releasetime%MP3TAGSPACER%hdr%MP3TAGSPACER%dolby_vision%MP3TAGSPACER%3d%

[#100]
T=5
! Reinstate multiple values as Guess values doesn't split delimiters =
1=$replace(%genre%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=GENRE

[#101]
T=5
1=$replace(%album%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=ALBUM

[#102]
T=5
1=$replace(%albumartist%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=ALBUMARTIST

[#103]
T=5
1=$replace(%artist%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=ARTIST

[#104]
T=5
1=$replace(%title%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=TITLE

[#105]
T=5
1=$replace(%composer%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=COMPOSER

[#106]
T=5
1=$replace(%tvshow%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=TVSHOW

[#107]
T=5
1=$replace(%albumsort%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=ALBUMSORT

[#108]
T=5
1=$replace(%albumartistsort%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=ALBUMARTISTSORT

[#109]
T=5
1=$replace(%artistsort%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=ARTISTSORT

[#110]
T=5
1=$replace(%titlesort%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=TITLESORT

[#111]
T=5
1=$replace(%composersort%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=COMPOSERSORT

[#112]
T=5
1=$replace(%tvshowsort%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=TVSHOWSORT

[#113]
T=5
1=$replace(%actor%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=ACTOR

[#114]
T=5
1=$replace(%director%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=DIRECTOR

[#115]
T=5
1=$replace(%producer%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=PRODUCER

[#116]
T=5
1=$replace(%writer%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=WRITER

[#117]
T=5
1=$replace(%written_by%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=WRITTEN_BY

[#118]
T=5
1=$replace(%lyricist%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=LYRICIST

[#118]
T=5
1=$replace(%narrator%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=NARRATOR

[#119]
T=5
1=$replace(%publisher%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=PUBLISHER

[#120]
T=5
1=$replace(%production_studio%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=PRODUCTION_STUDIO

[#121]
T=5
1=$replace(%tvnetwork%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=TVNETWORK

[#122]
T=5
1=$replace(%copyright%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=COPYRIGHT

[#123]
T=5
1=$replace(%subtitle%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=SUBTITLE

[#124]
T=5
1=$replace(%setsubtitle%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=SETSUBTITLE

[#125]
T=5
1=$replace(%tvseasontitle%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=TVSEASONTITLE

[#126]
T=5
1=$replace(%grouping%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=GROUPING

[#126]
T=5
1=$replace(%contentgroup%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=CONTENTGROUP

[#127]
T=5
1=$replace(%collection%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=COLLECTION

[#128]
T=5
1=$replace(%description%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=DESCRIPTION

[#129]
T=5
1=$replace(%summary%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=SUMMARY

[#130]
T=5
1=$replace(%podcastdesc%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=PODCASTDESC

[#131]
T=5
1=$replace(%synopsis%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=SYNOPSIS

[#132]
T=5
1=$replace(%podcastkeywords%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=PODCASTKEYWORDS

[#133]
T=5
1=$replace(%keywords%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=KEYWORDS

[#134]
T=5
1=$replace(%itunextc%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=ITUNEXTC

[#135]
T=5
1=$replace(%law_rating%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=LAW_RATING

[#136]
T=5
1=$replace(%itunesmediatype%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=ITUNESMEDIATYPE

[#137]
T=5
1=$replace(%content_type%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=CONTENT_TYPE

[#138]
T=5
1=$replace(%year%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=YEAR

[#139]
T=5
1=$replace(%releasetime%,MP3TAGDELIMITER,\\\\)
F=RELEASETIME