This seems like it should be a simple thing to do, but I searched for about 15 minutes on the forum and didn't see this mentioned in any of the posts, so -- here we go... [:unsure:] I have quite a number of MP3's which have the disc number formatted as x/x (that is, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 -- instead o…

Or use: FORMAT VALUE Field: DISCNUMBER Format String: $num(%discnumber%,1) This skips anything non-numeral, so everything foloowing the slash.

The simplest way may be to use the $fmtNum() function. I use it on the track number field. Action type: Format value Field: DISCNUMBER Format string: $fmtNum(%discnumber%) Action type: Format value Field: TRACK Format string: $fmtNum(%track%)

Whoo-hoo! Works like a charm. (I have no idea how or why it works, but I don't care! :smiley: ) Thanks so much, JJ. :sunglasses:

You can also use the function $num() to do the same. For example ... $num(%discnumber%,1) This works for all strings with a leading number and following any non-digit character ... e. g. $num('123abc456',1) ==> 123 $num('123abc456',2) ==> 123 $num('123abc456',3) ==> 123 $num('123abc456',4) ==> …

[image] DetlevD: You can also use the function $num() to do the same. For example ... $num(%discnumber%,1) DD.20110618.0510.CEST Another way to skin a cat!! Name of action group: &Remove#Total No. Of &Disks Action type: Replace with regular expression Field: DISCNUMBER Regular expressio…

See, I knew this would be a walk in the park for the resident geniuses here. However, I have a followup which, I'd guess, may be slightly more complex. :wink: After I posted that original query, a related question popped into my head, and as long as it's sort of germane, I figured I may as well po…

The actual field names used for total tracks and total discs are somewhat application dependent. There really isn't an accepted standard, so it's best to find out what your favorite music program uses. You could even write the values to multiple fields, although that can sometimes be difficult to ma…

The original post of how to change disc number 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 to 1,2,3,4 As a Basic, TurboBasic, & Pascal programmer, I revert back to the basics, and used: FORMAT VALUE Field: DISCNUMBER Format String: $left(%discnumber%,1) Which changes the DISCNUMBER field, to be whatever is in the left…

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