Hi, this is my first post so please understand if I don't get it right. My problem: In some files the TITLE is too long and I want to remove part of it. I understand how to remove a part from the beginning or the end, but how to remove something from the middle? For instance (this is a fictive ex…

[image] realiszt: Mozart - Pianoconcerto Nr. 25 (revised by Salieri) in E major, part 1 allegretto Try an action of the type "Replace with regular expression" Search string: $.*$ Replace string: (leave empty) Please note that there is a space as last character in the search string.

Thank you for your reply, but since I am bit of a beginner in mp3tag I I really don't know how and where to use this. Can you be a bit more specific please?

[image] realiszt: I am bit of a beginner in mp3tag So it would be nice if you could have a look at the FAQs first. [image] Actions and batch-operations FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Mp3tag provides a variety of actions, which can be applied to filenames and tags.…

I already searched a lot, but did not find an exact instruction so far, hence my post. I will search your suggestions too, thanks. I need to know, for a beginner, in which box to put which command.

For instance, to remove the first n characters from a title I found this very helpful command with an explanation where to put it (tag to tag): TITLE <== $cutLeft(%TITLE%,n) I am looking for something similar for my question.

[image] realiszt: where to put it (tag to tag): If you want to use Convert>Tag-Tag for TITLE, try Format string: $regexp(%title%,$.*$ ,)

Sorry, but I still don't quite understand. When I put this in tag to tag nothing changes, but I presume I need to puit something between the brackets? Don't understand what all this stands for: $.*$ ,)

[image] realiszt: but I presume I need to puit something between the brackets? What would that be? As Convert>Tag-Tag has a preview, you should see the immediate result, here: the string without that part in the brackets. Also, as you can see the input field in the dialogue is labelled "For…

[image] ohrenkino: $regexp(%title%,(.*) ,) Thank you for your patience. Although I am an experienced above average computer user I know nothing about scripting. I still cannot make sense of it, I am too stupid for this and need an explanation for a 3-year old. I go to Conversion Tag-Tag In …

[image] realiszt: But in the preview of the title underneath nothing changes. I guess I nee to put "revised by Salieri" somewhere in the second line? As I said: the target string looks like the original string if the pattern cannot find a match in the original string. If you want to go witho…

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ohrenkino May 28, 2020, 5:45am 4

So it would be nice if you could have a look at the FAQs first.

And where do you think was my answer lacking the specific information?