INTERACT FORUM

More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 19 for Windows => Topic started by: cberry1010 on September 19, 2014, 11:20:24 am

Title: How to remove alpha/numeric info from mp3 Name tag?
Post by: cberry1010 on September 19, 2014, 11:20:24 am

Thanks in advance for any help.

Years (many) ago when I first began ripping my 45s to mp3, I added info to the Name tag, as:

Brother Louie St 3.57

This meant Stereo with duration of 3.57.

Would like to remove these extraneous characters.  Now these files are scattered among 1000s of files.   :-[

Any help would be appreciated.

Title: Re: How to remove alpha/numeric info from mp3 Name tag?
Post by: HTPC4ME on September 19, 2014, 11:36:55 am

this might help you
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=66933.0

Title: Re: How to remove alpha/numeric info from mp3 Name tag?
Post by: connersw on September 19, 2014, 12:39:48 pm

http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Media_Center_expression_language#RemoveRight.28.E2.80.A6.29:_Trims_characters_from_the_end_of_a_string

Title: Re: How to remove alpha/numeric info from mp3 Name tag?
Post by: cberry1010 on September 19, 2014, 12:48:07 pm

Thanks to both of you.

Both suggestions will help me remove the characters once I find (list) the files.  But, how do I list all of the files?  ?

Thanks again for your help.

Title: Re: How to remove alpha/numeric info from mp3 Name tag?
Post by: cberry1010 on September 19, 2014, 01:57:20 pm

OK, did a little wiki reading.  ::)

Found this little jewel:  removecharacters(string, character list, mode)

Created an Expression Field, used string of [Name], char. list of 0123456789, mode of 0.

Worked!

Title: Re: How to remove alpha/numeric info from mp3 Name tag?
Post by: cberry1010 on September 19, 2014, 02:15:04 pm

Oops, spoke too soon.  :-[

Now that I have an Expression field like I want it. how do I Copy it to the Name field.  I tried the Move/Copy Field command but, I did not find my new Expression field in the drop-down list.  What am I missing?  Thanks.

Title: Re: How to remove alpha/numeric info from mp3 Name tag?
Post by: connersw on September 19, 2014, 02:28:08 pm

There may be an easier way, but this is what I would do rather than using the Expression Column.

Tools -> Options -> Library & Folders -> Manage Library Fields -> Add New Field

Name it something like Temp.  Use Data -> Calculated data and paste your expression into the box.

Then in your Name Field use =[Temp]

May want to test a couple first before doing them all at once.

Title: Re: How to remove alpha/numeric info from mp3 Name tag?
Post by: cberry1010 on September 20, 2014, 04:35:34 pm

OK.  Seems like a good idea.  Thanks.