# Is is possible to have mp3tag do a "walk"?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-is-possible-to-have-mp3tag-do-a-walk/18815
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 19, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-is-possible-to-have-mp3tag-do-a-walk/18815 "2017-03-19T01:24:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@ms6676749](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ms6676749)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-is-possible-to-have-mp3tag-do-a-walk/18815/1 "2017-03-19T01:24:02Z")
Every track in a directory has a unique refid that is tied to a DB containing per song metadata. I figured out how to do issue a no-confirm command (unchecked "show message after save" and issued the appropriate key strokes [two enter keystrokes]) and would like to perform a "walk" down the list. Can mp3tag do this or can direct me another forum post here or elsewhere where a 3P program, say autohotkey or something, can do the trick?
EDIT: Here's a quick autohotkey script that does the trick, but it is an infinite loop and the break key isn't responsive. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
EDIT 2: I removed the infinite loop and replaced it with a prompt asking the number of tracks which to run the script. It should be number larger than the number of tracks on the album.
```
#q::
BreakLoop = 1
return
#s::
#IfWinActive ahk_exe Mp3tag.exe; for &A music source#&1 &Song Info.src
InputBox, times, Number of tracks (more than on album)
if (times > 0); test if it is a number
{
Loop % times
{
if (BreakLoop = 1)
break
Send !s; alt+s to bring up tag sources menu
Send a; Select &A music source
Send s; Select &Song Info
Send {Enter}
Send {Enter}
Sleep 1000; Pause for server lookup
Send {Down}; Next file
} return
}
```
Video of the autohotkey in action: [https://youtu.be/itrzHlqzs9U](https://youtu.be/itrzHlqzs9U)
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2017, 8:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-is-possible-to-have-mp3tag-do-a-walk/18815/2 "2017-03-19T08:24:19Z")
I think that some mouse drivers have an auto-scroll function when you press the mouse wheel.
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### Author:  [@ms6676749](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ms6676749)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2017, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-is-possible-to-have-mp3tag-do-a-walk/18815/3 "2017-03-19T14:28:55Z")
???
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-is-possible-to-have-mp3tag-do-a-walk/18815/4 "2017-03-19T14:35:28Z")
> [@ms6676749](#):
>
> ???
Does not really help.
Perhaps you have a look at your description and explain it again if the answers are not what you expected.
For me a "walk" looks a lot like scrolling through the data. That is why I gave that answer.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-is-possible-to-have-mp3tag-do-a-walk/18815/5 "2017-03-19T16:00:43Z")
Selecting the next file (i.e., "walk") can be done via the [Ctrl+N] keyboard shortcut (or via Edit \> Select next file).
By the way, you can disable the notification message after saving tags at Options \> Messages.
Kind regards
– Florian
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### Author:  [@ms6676749](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ms6676749)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-is-possible-to-have-mp3tag-do-a-walk/18815/6 "2017-03-19T18:07:22Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> For me a "walk" looks a lot like scrolling through the data. That is why I gave that answer.
I guess I should've been clearer since a "walk" AFAIK typically means a command/task will be executed on each item on a list.
Here, the "list" is the tracklist in mp3tag's main window and the task to be executed on each track in sequential order is a websource script querying a unique SONG\_ID associated for each track. So, I cannot select-all and run the websource script because the results will only reflect that of what mp3tag queries from the first track on the list.
I forgot that I asked a similar question last year (in greater detail) at a time I was coming to grips with mp3tag's scripting language: [Any way for 1) batch and/or 2) no-confirm running of a websource?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/17828/2)
Your reply back then, even if it was honest, wasn't too helpful and I gave up and found a way to tie keystroke sequences to mouse gestures. Unfortunately, I still had to manually press the down arrow to process the next track. It was fine for a single artist album, but I balked at doing it for large box sets (\>100 songs each). The autohotkey idea came from troubleshooting someone's issue in another forum and I decided to try it out and it appears to have worked.
> [@Florian](#):
>
> Selecting the next file (i.e., "walk") can be done via the [Ctrl+N] keyboard shortcut (or via Edit \> Select next file).
>
> By the way, you can disable the notification message after saving tags at Options \> Messages.
>
> Kind regards
> – Florian
Hi Florian,
That's good to know. You are correct that confirmation messages can be disabled under settings (I found the information here via google). I didn't know about the CTRL+N shortcut. Thankfully, the 3P programs I used support sending [down arrow] keystroke inputs to mp3tag.
I had a problem delaying the [down arrow] keystroke when assigning a keystroke sequence to run a web source script via a mouse gesture (strokeit). The [down arrow] input when the sequence is executed is washed out since the metadata lookup takes a second or two. StrokeIt's documentation doesn't say if certain keystrokes can be delayed.
However, this is not a StrokeIt support forum and thankfully I found out just the other day that Autohotkey does support delays between strokes (see the 1st post). As you probably guessed by now, I believe I answered my own question with the help of Autohotkey. I just wanted to share the autohotkey hotkey I wrote in case somebody else finds it useful.
For example, someone might use it to call a last.fm websource run through the tracklist to obtain per track moods and other song-specific metadata as the hotkey works its way down the entire tracklist.
Cheers
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-is-possible-to-have-mp3tag-do-a-walk/18815/7 "2017-03-19T19:47:39Z")
> [@ms6676749](#):
>
> ... I didn't know about the CTRL+N shortcut....
Here is a list of keyboard shortcuts for functions:
[https://docs.mp3tag.de/keyboard](https://docs.mp3tag.de/keyboard)
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### Author:  [@ms6676749](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ms6676749)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-is-possible-to-have-mp3tag-do-a-walk/18815/8 "2017-03-19T21:36:30Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> Here is a list of keyboard shortcuts for functions:
>
> [https://docs.mp3tag.de/keyboard](https://docs.mp3tag.de/keyboard)
I've seen that page before and referred to it numerous times but I never looked for a short-cut for next file because the programs I used supported sending a down\_arrow keystroke to a running instance of mp3tag. Still, it wouldn't hurt to try it.
Anyways, FWIW, here's my autohotkey "walk" down a list of files adding per track mood data and reviews: [https://youtu.be/itrzHlqzs9U](https://youtu.be/itrzHlqzs9U)
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-is-possible-to-have-mp3tag-do-a-walk/18815/9 "2026-02-09T12:26:44Z")