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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 18 for Windows => Topic started by: jctcom on July 31, 2013, 02:31:33 pm
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hey all.
I just noticed that there does not seem to be any Sort fields in MC? Is this normal?
I can create them but I am wondering why the omission?
I think I saw somewhere the option to ignore the "The, A," etc fields but this does not seem to help with my "The Alan Parsons Project".
Also I am wondering how it will handle the "Rename / Move" functions without this field? I never want any folder or file to start with "The" or "A".
Also as long as I am going to create these fields I would like them to be automatic. Can anyone give me the "Expression" syntax for Changing a field from "The ....." or "A ..." to "...., The" and "...., A"?
(I am sure I will learn the expression things eventually with few examples. But I am only two days into this and am more interested in getting the software to work the way I like first lol.)
Thanks. Much appreciated.
Thanks again.
Carl.
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Tools > Options > Tree & View > Sorting > Ignore Articles will have sort behave the way you want.
Tools > Library Tools > Clean File Properties has the option to move articles to the end.
Unfortunately, I don't know that there is an expression to move articles to the end - at least I'm not seeing it in the documentation (http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Media_Center_expression_language#Clean.28....29:_Returns_a_cleaned_up_version_of_a_filled_in_template).
=Clean([Artist],1) will remove the articles, but doesn't move them to the end.
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Well that should be good enough for a sort field. It's not like it actually needs the articles to sort by.
Thanks for your help. I will give those a try.
Funny thing is. I am sure I did the first option. and my "The Alan Parsons Project" is still showing up as "The Alan Parsons Project".
I will have to check it again.
Carl.
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In case you want to move articles, for example, in the Name field:
if(regex([name], /#(The|A|El) +(.*)$#/), [R2]/, [R1], [Name])
Add more of your own, each separated by a vertical bar.
Assign to the Name field via:
=if(regex([name], /#(The|A|El) +(.*)$#/), [R2]/, [R1], [Name])
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In case you want to move articles, for example, in the Name field:
if(regex([name], /#(The|A|El) +(.*)$#/), [R2]/, [R1], [Name])
Add more of your own, each separated by a vertical bar.
Thanks. I will try that out. I guess if I wanted this for "Artist" and "Album Artist" I would just put those fields in place of "Name"?
Carl.
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Right. Add see my last line edit above to assign to the field.
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Actually I think what I want to do is to create my 2 new fields "ARTISTSORT" and "ALBUMARTISTSORT" and have them calculate the sort field automatically and be un-editable. (At least that's the plan).
I still like to see the full name in the display. (Actually in the case of "The Alan Parsons Project" and other "Alan Parsons" related derivatives I am just going to change the "Album Artist" to "Alan Parsons" so I can get all of his albums in one place.
But for other artists it will be nice to have it available for the move and rename functions.
Carl.
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That worked out great!
Thank you very much.
Carl.