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Title: Naming Files w/ Tag Info
Post by: kiwi on July 02, 2003, 04:49:54 am

I was wondering where the best place to look for this documentation is.  I've looked several times, probably missed the obvious spot, but as yet, I have only found very cursory information.  I'd really like a list of all of the options/field names when tagging.

As well as any other options that are available, i.e. can I limit the length of any tags?

Thanks,
kiwi

Title: Re: Naming Files w/ Tag Info
Post by: KingSparta on July 02, 2003, 04:55:05 am

go to settings under (options)

go to an icon something like file naming, then select the format you wish.

this recently changed slightly and i am going off of memory.

but you can select from formats built into MC9 or you can create your own like

[ARTIST] - [NAME]

Title: Re: Naming Files w/ Tag Info
Post by: Doof on July 02, 2003, 05:04:05 am

Basically any field in the database, even those you create yourself, can be used to name files. Just stick the display name between [] and you're good to go.

Title: Re: Naming Files w/ Tag Info
Post by: kiwi on July 02, 2003, 05:16:46 am

Cool.  I guess that there are things like the Date where I found that I had to put in [Date(Year)] or something like that to get out what I wanted.

I've been using it, I can get it to do the simple things that I want, but there are some more complicated things that I would like to try with it.

Plus I have had problems renaming files when they are over a network, no error came up, but the files had some problems... I guess that it created file names, that with their path length got to be too long, it would be nice for MC to prompt on that.

Shoot.  I haven't played with it since moving to the beta 9.1.  (I did all my renaming with 9.0 before switching.)  The new beta has a much better system.  It gives you the options.  VERY COOL!!!  Thanks.  (Would like an advanced sub menu, with all options.)

Still wondering whether there is a way to control the length of any one tag?  Many of my classical albums have names, and tracks with names that are VERY VERY long.  And cause problems.

DIR: [Artist]\[Album] ~ [Genre] ~ [Year]

File: [Track #] ~ [Name] ~ [Artist]

So, are the fields that I can use in the []'s the ones listed as library fields in the Tree&View section?  

Thanks for the help.

Adam

Title: Re: Naming Files w/ Tag Info
Post by: Doof on July 02, 2003, 08:18:09 am

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So, are the fields that I can use in the []'s the ones listed as library fields in the Tree&View section?

Yes.

Title: Re: Naming Files w/ Tag Info
Post by: Doof on July 02, 2003, 08:20:33 am

Although I wouldn't try it with [LYRICS]. That gets messy real fast. Trust me.

But I guess that's what the Undo function is for...