I am trying to use metadata in file naming using the provided functions. Much of my metadata has semicolons in it and, while naming files, I want to look up, and change those semicolons, in the string. How do you get the coding to recognize a semicolon? I know that <comma_> works for comma, but I tried <semicolon_> to no avail.
Naming Files in Ripper - Using Functions with Metadata with Semicolons
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Re: Naming Files in Ripper - Using Functions with Metadata with Semicolons
Can you give a specific example, before and after? -
Re: Naming Files in Ripper - Using Functions with Metadata with Semicolons
When I use "[SPLIT]letter or string,string,position[]" and type in '[SPLIT]/,[artist],2][], the function splits on any "/" and gives me the second instance. If I type "[SPLIT];,[artist], 2[]", nothing happens even though there is a ";" in the tag.
Using "[REPLACE]search,replacement,string[]" again, if I look to find and replace a "/", it works. If I try it with a ";" it doesn't.Comment
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Re: Naming Files in Ripper - Using Functions with Metadata with Semicolons
'; ' is just virtual until it is written, so use:
[SPLIT]; ,[MULTITAG]artist[], 2[]Comment
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Re: Naming Files in Ripper - Using Functions with Metadata with Semicolons
Thank you for this help. I will try this.
I don't fully understand your explanation, and I would really like to get more adept at this sort of programing. Is there some place that I can read up on it?Comment
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Re: Naming Files in Ripper - Using Functions with Metadata with Semicolons
ARTIST Artist1
ARTIST Artist2
[MULTITAG]artist[] combines the values together into a single string separated by a semi-colon ('Artist1' & ';' & 'Artist2'), that you can then separate with [SPLIT].
Of course it could be that you really do have semi-colons in your Artist tag, but that's not the correct way of storing them, and it isn't something dBpoweramp would do.Comment
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