Environment: Windows 11 22000.795, Mp3tag v3.17 32-bit Title: I still think about y%#'()_*{\\""'&36)%(""'$&''&(15y!!!_??*`~ Format string: %title`, `$validate(%title%,) Expected behavior: Removing illegal characters. I still think about y%#'()_{'&36)%('$&''&(15y!!!_`~ Actual behavior: Truncatin…

See here: [image] [X] possible mishandling of backslashes in tags No Bugs Problem description: "Tags to filename" function creates folders when tags contain a \ (backslash) Example: artist: yyy title: zzz\zzz Using the "tag to filename" option with a "%artist%-%title%…

Thank you for information. However even with $replace, text after double backslash \\ is removed. test\\1234 -> test test\1234 -> test_1234

[image] Prism1200: text after double backslash could you show an example? Generally, MP3tag displays multi-value fields with a double backslash. CHeck the extended tags dialogue Alt-T to see that you have several fields of the same type. To merge such fields, you need the $meta() functions…

More like edge case; the title itself contains double backslash. From first post: Title is I still think about y%#'()_*{\\""'&36)%(""'$&''&(15y!!!_??*`~ For testing, set title to test\\1234, $replace(%title%,\,_) or just %title% shows test only

[image] Prism1200: For testing, set title to test\\1234, $replace(%title%,\,_) or just %title% shows test only As soon as you enter data with a double backslash and save that modification you create a multi-value field. So check the extended tags dialogue - you should have now 2 fields of th…

Didn't know that double backslash works as seperator.. that makes sense. That's intended and no way to disable or get around right? I'll have to use other software for the file. Thank you.

One way around it would be to merge the duplicate fields into 1 with a different separator than the \\ The semicolon usually works ok.

Tag - Filename conversion breaks with single/double backslash

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ohrenkino August 7, 2022, 8:48pm 2

See here:

and the documentation:

The backslash is no invalid character that has to be removed.

What you call

is fulfilled - in accordance with the documenation.
No bug.