Replace "Genre" tag from a Regex using the folder path

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#1

Hello, all.

If there was a topic about it, I apollogize but I couldn't find (and got blocked from searching too much hahaha).

I'd like to have some help/guidance/explanation.

I have a folder structure with ~100 itens that looks like these two examples that I copied to the folder "TEST".

G:\TEST\Darkthrone [Nor] #Black Metal, Punk Metal<b><4 folders>:
Darkthrone [1992] A Blaze In The Northern Sky"
Darkthrone [1993] Under a Funeral Moon
Darkthrone [1994] Transilvanian Hunger
Darkthrone [2016] Arctic Thunder

G:\TEST\Monolord [Swe] #Stoner Metal, Doom Metal<b><2 folders>
Monolord [2014] Empress Rising
Monolord [2015] Vaenir

Those are the folders, they have their song files from within it.

I loaded the whole content of the folder "TEST" under Mp3 tag (all Darkthrone and Monolord album).

What I'm trying to do is:

- Replace the field "Genre" with whatever string is after #

For example, for Darkthrone, the genre will become "Black Metal, Punk Metal"
For Monolord, the genre will be Stoner Metal, Doom Metal.

I tried several tag/tag conversions, using the variable %_folderpath% and tested some of my very limited REGEX skills, also tried %_path%, and some other directories variables, also tried to place some %dummy% parameters in several places.

I know it's possible, but I couldn't figure out by myself. I wished someone could point it out and explain to me how it works.

Thanks.

  • Dave
#2

Action format value :mt_act: :

Format: GENRE
FString: $regexp(%_path%,'.+?(#[^\\\\]+).+',$1)
#3

Action Type: Guess Values
Source: %_parent_directory%
Format String: %dummy% #%genre%

#4

Parent directory won't work as some of the OPs examples show 2 or 4 folders deep.

#5
QUOTE (stevehero @ Aug 2 2017, 12:03) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Action format value :mt_act: : 
Format: GENRE
FString: $regexp(%_path%,'.+?(#[^\\\\]+).+',$1)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Thank youm @stevehero!

That's exactly what I wanted. It seems that the REGEX is way more complex than what I thought.

I was going to ask you to explain it to me, but I'll try to figure out myself, since it's not really easy to write the logic down.

Thank you!

#6
QUOTE (stevehero @ Aug 2 2017, 12:03) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Action format value :mt_act: : 
Format: GENRE
FString: $regexp(%_path%,'.+?(#[^\\\\]+).+',$1)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Oh, actually, it's still writing the "#" to the genre. I would need to remove it, and start after that.

#7

Where do you see that in the examples?
My interpretation of "4 folders" and 2 "folders" is just the amount of folders that are in the parent-directory, not a hierarchy of folders.

#8

Use: $regexp(%_path%,'.+?#([^\\]+).+',$1)
Just moved the # outside the capture.

Maybe your right @poster. Read the OP quickly.

#9

Both of you are right. I mean, I didn't say that it was 2 or 4 folders deep, but actually, it's true! some of them (not these ones) are. Haha

#10

Thanks again, @stevehero.

I read your explanation a couple of times. The first part is understandable. I sometimes use these kind of regexps on basic shell scripts, sed commands or simple greps. But that format below still looks very weird for me to understand it easily. I think I need more practice.

btw, the last one, worked perfectly!

Thanks!