# Shifting any word based on dividers. Is it possible?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shifting-any-word-based-on-dividers-is-it-possible/18702
**Category:** Export
**Created:** [February 12, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shifting-any-word-based-on-dividers-is-it-possible/18702 "2017-02-12T15:18:33Z")
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### Author:  [@vvikkass](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vvikkass)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shifting-any-word-based-on-dividers-is-it-possible/18702/1 "2017-02-12T15:18:33Z")
Have finally got clean mp3s after my yesterdays attempt to find solution, which the generous member here helped me get.
now I have mp3s in this format mainly,
**01 - Artist 1 - Title (Original Mix) (feat. Artist 2).mp3**
thats the case in all the files.
As you can see there are 2 dividers.
I would want to achieve all the mp3s like this please.
**01 - Artist 1 feat. Artist 2 - Title (Original Mix).mp3**
\*the feat. artist is always inside ( & ).
\*the feat. is always **feat.**
\*Format of tracks is TrackNumber Space Divider Space Artist1 Space Divider Space TitleOfTrack
\*Its not necessary that **(feat. XXXX)** is at the end of filename. It can be anywhere in between also.
Can it be achieved?
Thanks for reading.
Best regards,
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shifting-any-word-based-on-dividers-is-it-possible/18702/2 "2017-02-12T15:31:44Z")
> [@vvikkass](#):
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> ...now I have mp3s in this format mainly,
>
> **01 - Artist 1 - Title (Original Mix) (feat. Artist 2).mp3**
> thats the case in all the files.
> ...
Why do you fiddle about with the filenames?
Transfer the data to the tags first and then see e.g. this thread:
[/t/11096/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/11096/1)
It deals with a lot of occurances of featuring artists.
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### Author:  [@vvikkass](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vvikkass)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shifting-any-word-based-on-dividers-is-it-possible/18702/3 "2017-02-12T16:19:25Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> Why do you fiddle about with the filenames?
> Transfer the data to the tags first and then see e.g. this thread:
> [/t/11096/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/11096/1)
> It deals with a lot of occurances of featuring artists.
Thanks. I read it. But I dont know what regex to use in my case.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shifting-any-word-based-on-dividers-is-it-possible/18702/4 "2017-02-12T16:46:34Z")
> [@vvikkass](#):
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> Thanks. I read it. But I dont know what regex to use in my case.
Have you transferred the data to tags?
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### Author:  [@vvikkass](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vvikkass)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shifting-any-word-based-on-dividers-is-it-possible/18702/5 "2017-02-12T17:04:02Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> Have you transferred the data to tags?
Yes original tags looks like this,
Artist: Mark Jous
Title: Sandra (Courage & Evenfall Remix) (feat. Eufonic)
REGEX I am using is : $regexp(%artist%,$1,1) $mid(%title%,$strstr($lower(%title%),feat.),999) - $regexp(%title%,$1,1)
After result,
Artist: Mark Jous feat. Eufonic)
Title: Sandra (Courage & Evenfall Remix) (feat. Eufonic)
Desired,
Artist: Mark Jous feat. Eufonic
Title: Sandra (Courage & Evenfall Remix)
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shifting-any-word-based-on-dividers-is-it-possible/18702/6 "2017-02-12T17:08:36Z")
> [@vvikkass](#):
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> Yes original tags looks like this,
> Artist: Mark Jous
> Title: Sandra (Courage & Evenfall Remix) (feat. Eufonic)
> ...
The regexp look overly complicated to me.
Check out the possibilities of a helper fields and guess value actions:
[Move "Featuring" from Artist to Title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/11096/89)
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### Author:  [@vvikkass](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vvikkass)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shifting-any-word-based-on-dividers-is-it-possible/18702/7 "2017-02-12T17:13:31Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> The regexp look overly complicated to me.
> Check out the possibilities of a helper fields and guess value actions:
> [Move "Featuring" from Artist to Title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/11096/89)
I couldnt get what this link says.
Regex I tried my best to arrange in this order. Sorry not that into technicality sire. Please suggest a solution as per my case.
EDIT :-
$regexp(%artist%,(._),$1) $mid(%title%,$strstr($lower(%title%),feat.),999) - $regexp(%title%,(._) ((.\*)),$1,1)
Worked.
Now the new tags are fine.
Earlier :
Artist : Mark Jous
Title : Sandra (feat. Eufonic)
Now after the regex it looks like,
Artist : Mark Jous feat. Eufonic)
Title : Sandra
Now I need to know the way to remove parenthesis after Eufonic that I am getting. Dont know how to remove that. What to add in the regex above?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shifting-any-word-based-on-dividers-is-it-possible/18702/8 "2017-02-12T17:29:45Z")
> [@vvikkass](#):
>
> Yes original tags looks like this,
> Artist: Mark Jous
> Title: Sandra (Courage & Evenfall Remix) (feat. Eufonic)
> ...
>
> Desired,
> Artist: Mark Jous feat. Eufonic
> Title: Sandra (Courage & Evenfall Remix)
Create an action of the type "Guess value" for %title%
Guessing pattern: %title% (feat. %featartist%)
Create an action of the type "Format value" for ARTIST
Format string: %artist% feat. %featartist%
Delete user-defined field FEATARTIST
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### Author:  [@vvikkass](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vvikkass)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shifting-any-word-based-on-dividers-is-it-possible/18702/9 "2017-02-13T02:09:47Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> Create an action of the type "Guess value" for %title%
> Guessing pattern: %title% (feat. %featartist%)
>
> Create an action of the type "Format value" for ARTIST
> Format string: %artist% feat. %featartist%
>
> Delete user-defined field FEATARTIST
GUESS code just adds **(feat.)** at the end of title. What am i doing wrong?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shifting-any-word-based-on-dividers-is-it-possible/18702/10 "2017-02-13T05:44:18Z")
> [@vvikkass](#):
>
> GUESS code just adds **(feat.)** at the end of title. What am i doing wrong?
I don't know.
Perhaps spelling, case?
It works with the given example.
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### Author:  [@vvikkass](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vvikkass)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shifting-any-word-based-on-dividers-is-it-possible/18702/11 "2017-02-17T17:44:47Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> I don't know.
> Perhaps spelling, case?
> It works with the given example.
Sorry for the late reply.
It worked!!
How to do with these kind of examples?
ARTIST = Dirtcaps
TRACK = Foreign Tongues (feat. Eleni Drake) (Acoustic Version)
DESIRED
ARTIST = Dirtcaps feat. Eleni Drake
TITLE = Foreign Tongues (Acoustic Version)
Thanks and best regards,
🙂
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shifting-any-word-based-on-dividers-is-it-possible/18702/12 "2017-02-17T17:55:30Z")
> [@vvikkass](#):
>
> ...
> ARTIST = Dirtcaps
> TRACK = Foreign Tongues (feat. Eleni Drake) (Acoustic Version)
>
> DESIRED
> ARTIST = Dirtcaps feat. Eleni Drake
> TITLE = Foreign Tongues (Acoustic Version)
> ..
I would use an action of the type "Replace with regular expression" for TITLE
Search string: (._) (feat. (._) ((.\*))
Replace string: $1 $3 (feat. $3
Which should lead to
TRACK = Foreign Tongues (Acoustic Version) (feat. Eleni Drake)
and then the already working "Guess value" action.
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### Author:  [@vvikkass](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vvikkass)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shifting-any-word-based-on-dividers-is-it-possible/18702/13 "2017-02-19T16:02:20Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> I would use an action of the type "Replace with regular expression" for TITLE
> Search string: (._) (feat. (._) ((.\*))
> Replace string: $1 $3 (feat. $3
>
> Which should lead to
>
> TRACK = Foreign Tongues (Acoustic Version) (feat. Eleni Drake)
>
> and then the already working "Guess value" action.
got the result after doing,
$1 $3 (feat. $2
Thanks a lot 🙂