-Brading Software Message Board
+--Forum: Mp3/Tag Studio Support and Bug Reports
+---Topic: rename with partial artists started by boffin
Posted by: boffin on Nov. 02 2002,15:19
Hi,
Not sure if this has been covered as it involves advanced renames. I have 2 questions really.
If file is of the format:
Artist1 vs artist2 - title.mp3
or
Artist1 (feat. Artist2) - title.mp3
or
Artist1 and|& Artist2 - title.mp3
or one of the multiple variations thereof...
how can you set up a temlpate to rename the files into the format:
Artist1\Artist1 and|& Artist2 - title.mp3
This will save my mp3 dir getting cluttered up with hundreds of dirs with 1 file in them.
On the same line: does anyone know of a decent tool/method that cleans out empty dirs (pref. recursively)?
....and All hail Magnus for an awesome tool. It's the best out there.
Thanks
bof.
Posted by: Magnus Brading on Nov. 03 2002,23:00
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how can you set up a temlpate to rename the files into the format:
Artist1\Artist1 and|& Artist2 - title.mp3
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Ok, I'm a little slow here, could you please explain this further? I'm not completely sure what you mean with that format string, and hence not what you want to accomplish either.
Posted by: boffin on Nov. 05 2002,09:13
Hi,
Sorry for not being clear enough. Eg.
I want to rename the files so that If I started with Eg
c:\mp3\unsorted\Placebo Vs. Timo Maas - Special K.mp3
Then i'd end up with
c:\mp3\Placebo\Placebo Vs. Timo Maas - Special K.mp3
Regards
bof.
Posted by: Magnus Brading on Nov. 05 2002,15:13
Ok, that's simple, use the "Direct rename files" tool, with the following templates:
Expected format:
---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
<Artist> Vs. <Custom1> - <Title>.mp3
---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
Output format:
---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
<Artist><\><Artist> Vs. <Custom1> - <Title>.mp3
---------------------CODE SAMPLE-------------------
Press execute, and it will be done in a second or so...
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