# Wildcard to use on import cover from file like \*.jpg
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wildcard-to-use-on-import-cover-from-file-like-jpg/4932
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [May 26, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wildcard-to-use-on-import-cover-from-file-like-jpg/4932 "2007-05-26T18:44:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@lmclennan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lmclennan)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wildcard-to-use-on-import-cover-from-file-like-jpg/4932/1 "2007-05-26T18:44:42Z")
what would i use to say any jpg file for cover art import?
i would expect \*.jpg but it wont work.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2007, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wildcard-to-use-on-import-cover-from-file-like-jpg/4932/2 "2007-05-26T21:30:40Z")
And which one should Mp3tag choose if there are multiples \*.jpg available?
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### Author:  [@lmclennan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lmclennan)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2007, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wildcard-to-use-on-import-cover-from-file-like-jpg/4932/3 "2007-05-26T22:08:43Z")
i only have 1 per folder and 95% of them pick up fine and embed but there are some that dont conform to %artist% - %album%.jpg
i could rename all my pics to cover.jpg but there has to be an easier way
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### Author:  [@lmclennan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lmclennan)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2007, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wildcard-to-use-on-import-cover-from-file-like-jpg/4932/4 "2007-05-28T13:33:42Z")
> [@lmclennan](#):
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> i only have 1 per folder and 95% of them pick up fine and embed but there are some that dont conform to %artist% - %album%.jpg
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> i could rename all my pics to cover.jpg but there has to be an easier way
somebody please help, im desperate here
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2007, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wildcard-to-use-on-import-cover-from-file-like-jpg/4932/5 "2007-05-28T13:56:40Z")
> [@lmclennan](#):
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> somebody please help, im desperate here
Sorry, but there is no easier way at the moment.
Kind regards,
Florian
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### Author:  [@lmclennan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lmclennan)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wildcard-to-use-on-import-cover-from-file-like-jpg/4932/6 "2007-05-28T15:04:00Z")
> [@Florian](#):
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> Sorry, but there is no easier way at the moment.
>
> Kind regards,
> Florian
thanks now at at least know its not possible
ill just bite the bullet and leave that 5% that arent named exactly %artist% - %album%.jpg alone
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### Author:  [@poldim](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poldim)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wildcard-to-use-on-import-cover-from-file-like-jpg/4932/7 "2007-07-24T15:37:39Z")
> [@lmclennan](#):
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> what would i use to say any jpg file for cover art import?
>
> i would expect \*.jpg but it wont work.
I have a similar problem.
On multi-disc albums, I have MP3TAG add " (Disc #)" to the appropriate CDs making for exaple "Mozart Classics (Disc 1)" for the first CD and "Mozart Classics (Disc 2)" and "Mozart Classics (Disc 3)" for 2nd and 3rd.
The folder contains files like "Mozart Classics - Front.jpg" and "Mozart Classics - Back.jpg".
When I run import cover from file with "%album% - Front.jpg", the multiple disc files do not get the cover art imported.
I know I could either remove the " (Disc #)" annotation of make extra jpg files with the names accordingly, but it would then be just as big a hassle as individually importing the cover art per album...
Any suggestions?
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2007, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wildcard-to-use-on-import-cover-from-file-like-jpg/4932/8 "2007-07-24T15:49:14Z")
Well you can use for example
$regexp(%album%,\s+(Disc\s+\d+)$,) - Front.jpg
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### Author:  [@dtocci](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dtocci)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wildcard-to-use-on-import-cover-from-file-like-jpg/4932/9 "2011-10-24T20:35:02Z")
So I had a lot of those AlbumArt\_{_}\_Large.jpg types of files in my folders and I wanted to use those, so I worked around the wildcard issue by renaming all of the files first. It's easy in windows. Go to the parent directory and do a search in windows explorer. For example, my search was for "AlbumArt_Large.jpg".
Note: Make sure you use the advance search options and include system files (need to have your folder settings to be able to view system files of course).
My search returned all the files I wanted to import using mp3tag, but obviously they all have unique names. To fix this, select all (CTRL-A). Then hit F2 and the name of the first file will be selected and editable. Rename it to something temporary like newcover.jpg. It will then rename all of the selected files to newcover.jpg in their respective directories. Then you can use mp3tag to import the files since they all have the same name.
Also note that this is a one-way type of deal. You can't get the original file names back after you're done. In my case, I wanted to get rid of all the jpgs after they were embedded into the mp3s so it worked for me.
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wildcard-to-use-on-import-cover-from-file-like-jpg/4932/10 "2011-10-24T21:27:14Z")
**Since version 2.49 Mp3tag supports the wildcards \* and ? on cover import.**
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wildcard-to-use-on-import-cover-from-file-like-jpg/4932/11 "2024-10-15T19:29:40Z")
3 posts were split to a new topic: [Import covers with wildcards in filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-covers-with-wildcards-in-filename/66271)
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### Author:  [@Roland](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Roland)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wildcard-to-use-on-import-cover-from-file-like-jpg/4932/12 "2024-10-16T10:29:15Z")
In MS Windows environment you can use AREN to prepare the picturenames accordingly.
The tool can be found [this website.](https://www.advancedrenamer.com/)
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wildcard-to-use-on-import-cover-from-file-like-jpg/4932/13 "2024-10-16T12:05:15Z")
As you can use wildcards, it should be possible to get the pictures without the need to rename them.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wildcard-to-use-on-import-cover-from-file-like-jpg/4932/14 "2024-11-15T12:05:23Z")
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