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  • midflight
    • Nov 2007
    • 12

    <<COMMA_>> file naming problem

    Hi there,

    I really hope someone can help me with this, it's driving me potty!

    I like to use this naming convention:

    DAVID GRAY\White Ladder\DAVID GRAY - White Ladder - 01 - please forgive me.mp3

    For this, I created the following naming script:

    [UPPER][artist][]\[album]\[UPPER][artist][] - [album] - [track] - [LOWER][title][]

    (actually a more complex version, which also works for compilations & multi-cd sets, but the problem is the same whichever script I use)

    Anyway, this works perfectly, most of the time, unless the artist has a comma in their name - eg: GRAY, DAVID

    This results in folders & files being created looking like this:

    GRAY <<COMMA_>>DAVID

    :( Argh! Any ideas?

    If I use the default setting, it works fine, i.e. it creates folders & files called:

    GRAY, DAVID

    Where am I going in wrong in my script???
  • midflight
    • Nov 2007
    • 12

    #2
    Re: &lt;&lt;COMMA_&gt;&gt; file naming problem

    For info, here is the actual (more complex) version I use...

    [IFCOMP][IFVALUE]album artist,[UPPER][album artist][],Various Artists[]\[album][IFMULTI] (Disc [disc])[]\[album] - [track] - [UPPER][artist][] - [LOWER][title][][][IF!COMP][IFVALUE]album artist,[UPPER][album artist][],[artist][]\[album]\[UPPER][artist][] - [album][IFMULTI] (Disc [disc])[] - [track] - [LOWER][title][][]
    ...and it works absolutely perfectly, apart from when there is a comma in the artist's name, and then it all screws up :( and I get the <<COMMMA_>> problem...

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    • Spoon
      Administrator
      • Apr 2002
      • 43898

      #3
      Re: &lt;&lt;COMMA_&gt;&gt; file naming problem

      Which program are you using? there are many which use naming: CD Ripper // Music Converter / Arrange Audio / Multi Encoder.
      Spoon
      www.dbpoweramp.com

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      • midflight
        • Nov 2007
        • 12

        #4
        Re: &lt;&lt;COMMA_&gt;&gt; file naming problem

        Sorry, I'm using CD Ripper, but there wasn't a forum for that - I notice you've created one now.

        To sum the issue up, there seems to be a problem when commas are encountered, when using the [UPPER] string (and possibly others, I haven't tried them yet).

        It makes file names with <<COMMA_>> in them, rather than ,

        Thanks

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        • Spoon
          Administrator
          • Apr 2002
          • 43898

          #5
          Re: &lt;&lt;COMMA_&gt;&gt; file naming problem

          It looks like the UpperCase bit is throwing off the internal comma bit, I will mark as a bug to be fixed in R13 and R12.4
          Spoon
          www.dbpoweramp.com

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          • LtData
            dBpoweramp Guru
            • May 2004
            • 8288

            #6
            Re: &lt;&lt;COMMA_&gt;&gt; file naming problem

            midflight, does the same thing happen with other punctuation, like periods, semicolons, apostrophes, etc?

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            • Spoon
              Administrator
              • Apr 2002
              • 43898

              #7
              Re: &lt;&lt;COMMA_&gt;&gt; file naming problem

              Should not do, ',' is used in the naming string to seperate items, so it is renamed in the string whilst naming is run then put back after.
              Spoon
              www.dbpoweramp.com

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