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[tombert]

Trying to build the following expression:

If(IsEqual([Album Artist (auto)],/(Multiple Artists/),1),[Album],[Artist]\[Album])

In the pane window the expression is correctly displayed, but when using it in e.g. file copy operations then the backslash is replaced with an underscore.

Pane:
Herbert Grönemayer\Mensch

File copy:
Herbert Grönemeyer_Mensch

thx

[lise]

Try putting a forward slash before the backslash that you want, e.g.

If(IsEqual([Album Artist (auto)],/(Multiple Artists/),1),[Album],[Artist]/\[Album])

forward slash acts as the escape character (I think that's the term used) enabling the next character to show up as a character.

[marko]

lise, I don't think that's going to work because typically, the backslash character does not need to be escaped.

tombert,
Where/how are you initiating the file copy operation?

If I use your given expression in the directory rule of the "Rename move and copy files" tool, it works as expected, without an underscore.
You saved the expression as a custom library field, right?

If I am right, let's say your custom field is called [folder], when you use it in the rename move and copy tool, try wrapping it in a replace() expression...

replace([folder],_,\)

Does that help?

-marko.

[tombert]

Try putting a forward slash before the backslash that you want, e.g.

If(IsEqual([Album Artist (auto)],/(Multiple Artists/),1),[Album],[Artist]/\[Album])

forward slash acts as the escape character (I think that's the term used) enabling the next character to show up as a character.

Doesn't work - it's still replaced by an _

[tombert]

lise, I don't think that's going to work because typically, the backslash character does not need to be escaped.

tombert,
Where/how are you initiating the file copy operation?

If I use your given expression in the directory rule of the "Rename move and copy files" tool, it works as expected, without an underscore.
You saved the expression as a custom library field, right?

If I am right, let's say your custom field is called [folder], when you use it in the rename move and copy tool, try wrapping it in a replace() expression...

replace([folder],_,\)

Does that help?

-marko.

This replace stuff works ... it complicates the "ease" of use ... but it works ...
thx

[Vincent Kars]

I think it is by design.

The \ is used in Win for dirs. So having \ in a filename might yield unwanted results.