# Rating and mp3tag/MediaMonkey sync problem

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rating-and-mp3tag-mediamonkey-sync-problem/15722
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 7, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rating-and-mp3tag-mediamonkey-sync-problem/15722 "2014-05-07T01:15:30Z")
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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: [May 10, 2014, 7:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rating-and-mp3tag-mediamonkey-sync-problem/15722/11 "2014-05-10T07:12:14Z")

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> [@hetnon](#):
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> ... I just thought could have a way to make Mp3Tag interpret 255 as 5, maybe by changing some definitions inside the program. ... When rating 1 and 5 I use the column %popularimeter%, otherwise, I use %Rating MM%. Giving up making Mp3Tag read it automatically in just one column. ...

I have made some more investigations.  
I have set up a test case using this action group ...

Begin Action Group **Test\_2014#20140510.Test.RATING\_MM** 

Action #1  
_Actiontype 9:_ **Remove fields**  
_Fields to remove (semicolon separated):_ **RATING MM;POPULARIMETER**

 

Action #2  
_Actiontype 5:_ **Format value**  
_Field \_\_\_\_\_\_:_ **RATING MM**  
_Formatstring:_ **'-\\_\\_-\\\\-\\_\\_-\\\\-\\_\\_-\\0\\0.5\\1\\1.5\\2\\2.5\\3\\3.5\\4\\4.5\\5\\5.5'**

 

Action #3  
_Actiontype 5:_ **Format value**  
_Field \_\_\_\_\_\_:_ **POPULARIMETER**  
_Formatstring:_ **'no@email|255|0'**

 

End Action Group **Test\_2014#20140510.Test.RATING\_MM (2)** (3 Actions)

 

... and got the following result ...

  **Action .....: Format value Field ......: RATING MM Formatstring: '-\\\\*\\\\*-\\\\*\*\\\\*\*-\\\\*\*\*\\\\*\*\*-\\\\*\*\*\*\\\\*\*\*\*-\\\\*\*\*\*\*\\\\*\*\*\*\*-\\\\0\\\\0.5\\\\1\\\\1.5\\\\2\\\\2.5\\\\3\\\\3.5\\\\4\\\\4.5\\\\5\\\\5.5' ============================================================= TAGFIELD\_\_\_\_\_\_\_INPUT\_\_\_\_\_DISPLAY\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_FRAME\_POPM\_\_\_\_\_HEX RATING MM '-'0.5no@email|13|0 0D RATING MM '\*'1no@email|23|0 17 RATING MM '\*-'1.5no@email|54|0 36 RATING MM '\*\*'2no@email|64|0 40 RATING MM '\*\*-'2.5no@email|118|0 76 RATING MM '\*\*\*'3no@email|128|0 80 RATING MM '\*\*\*-'3.5no@email|186|0 BA RATING MM '\*\*\*\*'4no@email|196|0 C4 RATING MM '\*\*\*\*-'4.5no@email|242|0 F2 RATING MM '\*\*\*\*\*'5no@email|252|0 FC ------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Illegal RATING MM '\*\*\*\*\*-' Mp3tag changes to POPULARIMETER no@email|255|0 no@email|255|0 FF ------------------------------------------------------------- RATING MM '0'0no@email|0|0 00 ------------------------------------------------------------- RATING MM '0.5'0.5no@email|13|0 0D RATING MM '1'1no@email|23|0 17 RATING MM '1.5'1.5no@email|54|0 36 RATING MM '2'2no@email|64|0 40 RATING MM '2.5'2.5no@email|118|0 76 RATING MM '3'3no@email|128|0 80 RATING MM '3.5'3.5no@email|186|0 BA RATING MM '4'4no@email|196|0 C4 RATING MM '4.5'4.5no@email|242|0 F2 RATING MM '5'5no@email|252|0 FC ------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Illegal RATING MM '5.5' Mp3tag changes to POPULARIMETER no@email|5|0 no@email|5|0 05 ============================================================= Action .....: Format value Field ......: POPULARIMETER Formatstring: 'no@email|255|0' ===================================================================== TAGFIELD\_\_\_\_\_\_\_INPUT\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_DISPLAY\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_FRAME\_POPM\_\_\_\_\_HEX POPULARIMETER 'no@email|255|0'no@email|255|0 no@email|255|0 FF =====================================================================** 

DD.20140510.1144.CEST

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