Trim some contributing artist from filename

[kimosapiens]

Hi !

How do I trim the filename to make it show only the first artist from a list of contributing artists ?

Example:

              Original Artists:  Alfa, Beta, Gamma                  Tittle: My Song
         
                   Actual filename:    alfa, beta, gamma _ My Song


                                    I want to trim the filename field after the first (  ,  ) to obtain this:


               Expected filename:     alfa _ My Song

[Tarc]

Hi,
Double check if it works:

Make a new action: "Replace with regular expression"
"Field": FILENAME
"Regular expression": ^(.?)(\s?),(.*?)(\s*?)([^\s])(.*)$
"Replace with": $1 _ $5$6

[DetlevD]

@Kimosavi

... Actual filename: alfa, beta, gamma _ My Song ... Expected filename: alfa _ My Song

$left(%_FILENAME%,$sub($strchr(%_FILENAME%,','),1))$mid(%_FILENAME%,$strchr(%FILENAME%,''),$len(%_FILENAME%))

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[kimosapiens]

@DetlevD

$left(%_FILENAME%,$sub($strchr(%_FILENAME%,','),1))$mid(%_FILENAME%,$strchr(%FILENAME%,''),$len(%_FILENAME%))

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I put your command in FORMAT VALUE and work fine except in cases where the name of one of the artists includes last name:

                                 Example:     alfa, beta, gamma gamma, zeta_Song Title

in these case, the filename is not trimed.

Thanks again !!!

[Tarc]

@Kimosavi

Thank's for your help. But, I need to know where to put this. Is it a regular expression, guess value, or what ?

1. Action Type:

2. Field:

3. Regular Expression:

4. Replace Matches with:

or whatever the setting is.....

Thanks again !!!

Mine didn't work?

[DetlevD]

@Tarc

Mine didn't work?

He does not know where ... or why ...

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[Tarc]

@DetlevD

He does not know where ... or why ...

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OK it's just that while your (impressive-looking by the way) explanation did not say where he should put it, mine explained that, too, and as far as I know it is a working solution, so I was just wondering if he ever tried it.

[DetlevD]

@Kimosavi

Thank's for your help. But, I need to know where to put this. Is it a regular expression, guess value, or what ?

I guess it is a "Format value" on the field "_FILENAME".

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[Tarc]

@DetlevD

I guess it is a "Format value" on the field "_FILENAME".

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Are you a programmer?
I noticed you are good at coding but not always know how exactly mp3tag applies RegExp:)
Some of the stuff you write takes quite a while for me to see through (nice)

[kimosapiens]

@DetlevD

I guess it is a "Format value" on the field "_FILENAME".

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I put your command in FORMAT VALUE and work fine except in cases where the name of one of the artists includes last name:

Example: alfa, beta, gamma gamma, zeta_Song Title

in these case, the filename is not trimmed. Any solution ? ? ?

Thanks again !!!

[kimosapiens]

@Tarc

Hi,
Double check if it works:

Make a new action: "Replace with regular expression"
"Field": FILENAME
"Regular expression": ^(.?)(\s?),(.*?)(\s*?)([^\s])(.*)$
"Replace with": $1 _ $5$6

It's perfect !!! Thank's !!! This forum rocks !

[DetlevD]

@Kimosavi

... I put your command in FORMAT VALUE and work fine except in cases where the name of one of the artists includes last name:
Example: alfa, beta, gamma gamma, zeta_Song Title
in these case, the filename is not trimmed. Any solution ? ? ?
Thanks again !!!

I cannot see any problem, scripting expression works fine even with your new example:

$left(%_FILENAME%,$sub($strchr(%_FILENAME%,','),1))$mid(%_FILENAME%,$strchr(%FILENAME%,''),$len(%_FILENAME%))

Preview gives:
"O:\TEST\alfa, beta, gamma gamma, zeta_Song Title.mp3" ->
"O:\TEST\alfa_Song Title.mp3"

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[cforbush]

ok, I understand how to replace with regular expression. I just don't know what codes to use to do what I need to do.

I want to DELETE the artist name from the file name, and only leave the song title. my song looks like this

artist - title

I want it to look like this

title

I just do not know what codes to put in which places (I'm assuming it is a _filename, but I'm not sure on the "regular expression: and the "replace matches with" function should show. Also, a lot of these songs may not have the artist name in the id tag (is that the right word, hopefully you understand what I mean), and it would be nice to put it in the tag. If you could show me THAT, I would be eternailly greatful!

[DetlevD]

@Kimosavi

... How do I trim the filename to make it show only the first artist from a list of contributing artists ?
Example: ...
Actual filename: alfa, beta, gamma _ My Song
I want to trim the filename field after the first ( , ) to obtain this:
Expected filename: alfa _ My Song

Convert | Filename - Filename | ALT+3

Select format string

Old filename pattern:
%1, %2 _ %3

New filename pattern:
%1 _ %3

Preview
alfa _ My Song.mp3

... or ...
Action: Format value
Field: _FILENAME
Formatstring: $regexp(%_filename%,'^(.+?)(, .+?)+( _ .+)$','$1$3')
From:
alfa, beta, gamma _ My Song
To:
alfa _ My Song

... or ...
Action: Format value
Field: _FILENAME
Formatstring: $regexp(%_filename%,'^(.+?), .+ _ (.+)$','$1 _ $2')
From:
alfa, beta, gamma _ My Song
To:
alfa _ My Song

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