# Problem with replace ()\[\]
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-replace/19093
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [June 26, 2017, 10:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-replace/19093 "2017-06-26T10:32:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@MusicBits](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MusicBits)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2017, 10:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-replace/19093/1 "2017-06-26T10:32:16Z")
Hi guys
I use this line when I rename a folder in MP3tag:
$replace(%artist%, ,_,&,Og,Æ,Ae,æ,ae,Å,Aa,å,aa,Ø,Oe,ø,oe,é,e,'',,´,,!,,)-$replace(%album%, ,_,&,Og,Æ,Ae,æ,ae,Å,Aa,å,aa,Ø,Oe,ø,oe,'',,'(',,')',,é,e,´,,!,,',',,)
I want to replace ()[] in album or artistname, but the problem is, if the Albumname or artistname for instance is:
Albumname Albumname (Someting)
Artistname Artistname (Something)
It will change to:
Albumname\_Albumname\_-_Something
Artistname\_Artistname_-\_Something
because I am already replacing space with \_ and () with nothing.
How can I get it to look like this instead:
Albumname\_Artistname-Something
Artistname\_Artistname-Something
Hope it make sense.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-replace/19093/2 "2017-06-26T10:44:53Z")
> [@MusicBits](#):
>
> Hi guys
>
> I use this line when I rename a folder in MP3tag:
> $replace(%artist%, ,_,&,Og,Æ,Ae,æ,ae,Å,Aa,å,aa,Ø,Oe,ø,oe,é,e,'',,´,,!,,)-$replace(%album%, ,_,&,Og,Æ,Ae,æ,ae,Å,Aa,å,aa,Ø,Oe,ø,oe,'',,'(',,')',,é,e,´,,!,,',',,)
>
> I want to replace () in album or artistname, but the problem is, if the Albumname or artistname for instance is:
>
> Albumname Albumname (Someting)
> Artistname Artistname (Something)
>
> It will change to:
> Albumname\_Albumname\_-_Something
> Artistname\_Artistname_-\_Something
> ...
> Hope it make sense.
The $replace() expression has no "-" anywhere in it so that the result would never be "-" as replacement for e.g. a "("
The function
$replace('Albumname Albumname (Someting)', ,\_,&,Og,Æ,Ae,æ,ae,Å,Aa,å,aa,Ø,Oe,ø,oe,'',,'(',,')',,é,e,´,,!,,',',,)
leads to the result "Albumname\_Albumname\_Someting"
so your example string does not match, neither source nor result nor replace-string...
Can you do it again?
PS: you can test the outcome with the function Convert\>Tag-Tag and an example string.
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### Author:  [@MusicBits](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MusicBits)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-replace/19093/3 "2017-06-26T10:56:35Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> The $replace() expression has no "-" anywhere in it so that the result would never be "-" as replacement for e.g. a "("
>
> The function
> $replace('Albumname Albumname (Someting)', ,\_,&,Og,Æ,Ae,æ,ae,Å,Aa,å,aa,Ø,Oe,ø,oe,'',,'(',,')',,é,e,´,,!,,',',,)
>
> leads to the result "Albumname\_Albumname\_Someting"
> so your example string does not match, neither source nor result nor replace-string...
>
> Can you do it again?
>
> PS: you can test the outcome with the function Convert\>Tag-Tag and an example string.
Actually (Just tested) the output from this:
Artist: New Politics
Album: Vikings (Test)
Becomes: New\_Politics-Vikings\_Test
I want it to be: New\_Politics-Vikings-Test
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2017, 10:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-replace/19093/4 "2017-06-26T10:58:29Z")
> [@MusicBits](#):
>
> Actually (Just tested) the output from this:
>
> Artist: New Politics
> Album: Vikings (Test)
>
> Becomes: New\_Politics-Vikings\_Test
>
> I want it to be: New\_Politics-Vikings-Test
But then the replacement rule for the "(" is not correct. It should be:
' (',-
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### Author:  [@MusicBits](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MusicBits)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2017, 11:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-replace/19093/5 "2017-06-26T11:04:55Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> But then the replacement rule for the "(" is not correct. It should be:
> ' (',-
And then you will get:
New\_Politics-Vikings\_-Test
Because the blank space is also replaced with \_ and you can't remove that.
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### Author:  [@MusicBits](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MusicBits)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2017, 11:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-replace/19093/6 "2017-06-26T11:24:17Z")
> [@MusicBits](#):
>
> And then you will get:
>
> New\_Politics-Vikings\_-Test
>
> Because the blank space is also replaced with \_ and you can't remove that.
Found the solution. I did not know that is was a chain reaction.
So this did the trick:
$replace(%artist%, ,_,&,Og,Æ,Ae,æ,ae,Å,Aa,å,aa,Ø,Oe,ø,oe,'',,'_(',-,')',,é,e,´,,!,,',',,)-$replace(%album%, ,_,&,Og,Æ,Ae,æ,ae,Å,Aa,å,aa,Ø,Oe,ø,oe,'',,'_(',-,')',,é,e,´,,!,,',',,)-%SOURCE%-%\_tag%-%year%-MusicBits