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  • Starrcade

    • Feb 2026
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    Naming Rules - Need Help with Script

    I am trying to set up a naming script for ripping CDs and need help from an expert, please. I tried asking 3 different AI systems (chatgpt, copilot, and gemini) for help, but they keep fighting with each other telling me only their script will work.

    Here is what I want:

    I will have 4 main folders: Albums, Soundtracks, Compilations, and Singles.


    Albums will be: Artist / Year - Album / Track - Title

    Singles will be: Singles / Artist / Year - Album / Track - Title

    Soundtracks (single‑artist) will be: Soundtracks / Album (Year) / Track - Title

    Soundtracks (multi‑artist) will be: Soundtracks / Album (Year) / Track - Artist - Title

    Compilations will be: Compilations / Album (Year) / Track - Artist - Title

    Multi‑disc will put the disc's songs in separate folders for Disc 1, Disc 2, etc.


    There are 2 types of soundtracks. Some soundtracks are made by one artist; I want these to only have the song titles. Other soundtracks have multiple artists (such as Saturday Night Fever). I want these to have artist - title (similar to compilations, except I want soundtracks to be in the Soundtracks folder).


    All 3 AI systems agree that:
    - the album artist = "Various Artists" will automatically know to put the album in Compilations folder.
    - for soundtracks, I can use the Genre Category drop-down and select "Soundtrack" and the script will put the album in the Soundtracks folder.
    - I can have "Various Artists" and the "Soundtrack" genre put the album in the Soundtracks folder with artist - title.
    - for singles, I can (1) Click "Add New Tag" (2) Type: Album Type (3) Set the value to: Single (and the script will put the album in the Singles folder.


    Copilot wrote a script. I asked both ChatGPT and Google Gemini to double check it before I use it, and both said the script had errors and won't work. Each one wrote a new script. I double checked each new script with the other 2 AI chats, and they say the scripts have errors and write me a new script. I double check all the new scripts and it is a never-ending loop where all of the scripts have problems. Here are some errors AI gives me when it reviews some of the scripts:
    - the logic order is wrong
    - the brackets are wrong, or the brackets are invalid, or ending brackets are wrong
    - commas will not work, or commas in the wrong place
    - dBpoweramp does NOT support [IF]tag,==,value,... syntax
    - You cannot nest IF blocks inside the “true” section without closing them
    - The Soundtrack logic is malformed
    - The IFCOMP block is not properly closed before the ELSE
    - unclosed IF blocks
    - overlapping conditions
    - syntax issues
    - can't use semi-colons, or they are in the place
    - one says I need line breaks, and the other says I can't have line breaks and the script needs to be one continuous string of code.


    I will be ripping several hundred CDs and want to make sure I have a perfect and valid script. Please help!


    Below are some examples of scripts I was given from all 3 AI chats:


    Copilot:

    => Version 1:

    Code:
    [IFVALUE]albumtype,Single,
    Singles
    
    \[album artist]
    
    \[year] - [album]
    
    \[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]
    
    \[ENDMULTI][track] - [title]
    ][IFVALUE]genre,Soundtrack,
    [IFVALUE]album artist,Various Artists,
    Soundtracks
    
    \[album] ([year])
    
    \[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]
    
    \[ENDMULTI][track] - [artist] - [title]
    ,
    Soundtracks
    
    \[album] ([year])
    
    \[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]
    
    \[ENDMULTI][track] - [title]
    ]
    ][IFCOMP,
    Compilations
    
    \[album] ([year])
    
    \[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]
    
    \[ENDMULTI][track] - [artist] - [title]
    ,
    Albums
    
    \[album artist]
    
    \[year] - [album]
    
    \[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]
    
    \[ENDMULTI][track] - [title]
    ]
    => Version 2:

    Code:
    [IFVALUE]albumtype,Single,
    Singles
    
    \[album artist]
    
    \[year] - [album]
    
    \[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]
    
    \[ENDMULTI][track] - [title]
    [ELSE][IFVALUE]genre,Soundtrack,
    [IFVALUE]album artist,Various Artists,
    Soundtracks
    
    \[album] ([year])
    
    \[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]
    
    \[ENDMULTI][track] - [artist] - [title]
    [ELSE]
    Soundtracks
    
    \[album] ([year])
    
    \[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]
    
    \[ENDMULTI][track] - [title]
    []
    [ELSE][IFCOMP]
    Compilations
    
    \[album] ([year])
    
    \[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]
    
    \[ENDMULTI][track] - [artist] - [title]
    [ELSE]
    Albums
    
    \[album artist]
    
    \[year] - [album]
    
    \[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]
    
    \[ENDMULTI][track] - [title]
    []
    []

    ChatGPT:

    => Version 1:

    Code:
    ; Soundtracks - Various Artists (like compilations)
    [IFVALUE]genre,Soundtrack,[IFVALUE]album artist,Various Artists,Soundtracks\
    [album] ([year])\
    [IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI]
    [track] - [artist] - [title]
    
    [IFVALUE]genre,Soundtrack,Soundtracks\
    [album] ([year])\
    [IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI]
    [track] - [title]
    
    [IFVALUE]albumtype,Single,Singles\
    [album artist]\
    [year] - [album]\
    [IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI]
    [track] - [title]
    
    [IFCOMP]Compilations\
    [album] ([year])\
    [IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI]
    [track] - [artist] - [title]
    
    [IFNOTVALUE]genre,Soundtrack,Albums\
    [album artist]\
    [year] - [album]\
    [IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI]
    [track] - [title]
    => Version 2:

    Code:
    [IFVALUE]albumtype,Single,Singles\
    [album artist]\
    [year] - [album]\
    [IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI]
    [track] - [title]
    
    [IFVALUE]genre,Soundtrack,[IFVALUE]album artist,Various Artists,Soundtracks\
    [album] ([year])\
    [IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI]
    [track] - [artist] - [title]
    
    [IFVALUE]genre,Soundtrack,Soundtracks\
    [album] ([year])\
    [IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI]
    [track] - [title]
    
    [IFCOMP]Compilations\
    [album] ([year])\
    [IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI]
    [track] - [artist] - [title]
    
    [IFNOTVALUE]genre,Soundtrack,Albums\
    [album artist]\
    [year] - [album]\
    [IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI]
    [track] - [title]

    Gemini:

    => Version 1:

    Code:
    [IFVALUE]albumtype,Single,Singles\[album artist]\[year] - [album]\[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI][track] - [title],[IFVALUE]genre,Soundtrack,Soundtracks\[album] ([year])\[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI][track][IFVALUE]album artist,Various Artists, - [artist],] - [title],[IFCOMP]Compilations\[album] ([year])\[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI][track] - [artist] - [title],Albums\[album artist]\[year] - [album]\[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI][track] - [title][][][]
    => Version 2:

    Code:
    [IFVALUE]albumtype,Single,Singles\[album artist]\[year] - [album]\[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI][track] - [title],[IFVALUE]genre,Soundtrack,[IFVALUE]album artist,Various Artists,Soundtracks\[album] ([year])\[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI][track] - [artist] - [title],Soundtracks\[album] ([year])\[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI][track] - [title]],[IFCOMP]Compilations\[album] ([year])\[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI][track] - [artist] - [title][ELSE]Albums\[album artist]\[year] - [album]\[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI][track] - [title][][]]
    => Version 3:

    Code:
    [IF]albumtype,==,Single,Singles\[album artist]\[year] - [album]\[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI][track] - [title],[IF]genre,==,Soundtrack,Soundtracks\[album] ([year])\[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI][track][IF]album artist,==,Various Artists, - [artist],] - [title],[IFCOMP]Compilations\[album] ([year])\[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI][track] - [artist] - [title],Albums\[album artist]\[year] - [album]\[IFMULTI]Disc [disc]\[ENDMULTI][track] - [title][ENDIF][]][]


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