-Brading Software Message Board
+--Forum: Mp3/Tag Studio Support and Bug Reports
+---Topic: Fixed width fields - <TrackNr:2> started by junos
Posted by: junos on Mar. 17 2010,11:01
Many years I have used for entire albums, name format:
---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
TrackNr. Artist Name - Song Title
---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
,but now I also wish keep TrackNr slash trail numbers and I found from Tag Studio help file - Fixed width fields. I am mostly interested <TrackNr:2> field. But this field seems not working:
---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
<TrackNr:2>. <Artist> - <Title>.mp3
---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
Format field is red and Execute button in greyed out.
Is here all ok with that format?
I just don't like, go to settings and switch on/off that: "Ignore IDv2 track number ..." option ? It is just annoying if you sometimes forget it switched on or off.
Posted by: Magnus Brading on Mar. 17 2010,15:12
Please be more specific about what you are trying to accomplish, what tool you are using, and give an example involving real file names, and I will be able to assist you further.
Posted by: junos on Mar. 20 2010,01:27
My TrackNr are in format like "06/12"
Title = "Who Wants to Live Forever"
Artist = "Queen"
Album = "A Kind of Magic"
Year = "1986"
TrackNr = "06/12"
My current Auto Rename - output file name format are
---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
<TrackNr>. <Artist> - <Title>.mp3
---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
If I turn ON option «Ignore IDv2 track number "slash trails"» from settings, then I get Result (desired file name format)
---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
06. Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever.mp3
---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
but If I using other tools like "Direct tag manipulation - Full tag casefix" then I lose that "/12" from TrackNr.
If I turn that option OFF, then I get Result
---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
06-12. Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever.mp3
---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
but If I using then other tools, TrackNr trail stays nicely where it must.
Sometimes if I forget turn it ON/OFF I got those undesired results and this is just annoying!
So when I found those "Fixed width fields" I thinked, it is solution for my problem. Because, if I use then format---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
<TrackNr:2>. <Artist> - <Title>.mp3
---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
instead of
---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
<TrackNr>. <Artist> - <Title>.mp3
---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
I don't need turn that option ON.
If I am correct, <TrackNr:2> just take those 2 characters from TrackNr field ? If I am correct, why program don't accept that field format? Explain how I may get those result with "MP3/Tag Studio", without turn it ON and OFF all the time ?
PS! sorry, if my English is so hard to understand.
I speak in English only 2...3 times a year.
Posted by: Magnus Brading on Mar. 20 2010,03:43
Ok, now I understand.
The problem is that fixed size fields are only applicable to parse templates, and not output templates. So no, it sadly does not behave as you ask above.
Sorry about this problem with the slash trails, I never heard about anyone before that want them in the tags at the same time as they don't want them in the file names. There is currently no easy fix for this situation, except toggling that option manually, as you mention. Sorry about that.
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