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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 26 for Windows => Topic started by: FenceFurniture on May 08, 2020, 04:36:25 am

Title: A question on storing data in tags please
Post by: FenceFurniture on May 08, 2020, 04:36:25 am
A while ago I created a tag "Label" but didn't realise at the time that I hadn't checked "Store in tags where possible".

Is there a way to get JRiver to dump all the "Label" info into the files?


Another question too please:
"Orchestra" field is a String, Not relational, Edit type "Standard"
"Soloists" field is a List (semi-colon delimited), Not Relational, Edit Type "List"

I much prefer the way "Orchestra" is set up because it gives me prompts, and also is quicker to edit,
but at face value I am unable to modify those parameters (greyed out). Is there a way around that?
Title: Re: A question on storing data in tags please
Post by: BigSpider on May 08, 2020, 04:45:18 am
Select all of the files you want this to work on in the standard view window, right click on one of them and then select Library Tools> Update tags from library.
Title: Re: A question on storing data in tags please
Post by: FenceFurniture on May 08, 2020, 04:51:39 am
Great, thanks BS!
Title: Re: A question on storing data in tags please
Post by: FenceFurniture on May 09, 2020, 11:16:38 pm
Another question too please:
"Orchestra" field is a String, Not relational, Edit type "Standard"
"Soloists" field is a List (semi-colon delimited), Not Relational, Edit Type "List"

I much prefer the way "Orchestra" is set up because it gives me prompts, and also is quicker to edit (and it is also semi-colon delimited),
but at face value I am unable to modify those parameters (greyed out) so that "Soloists" behaves the same way.

Is there a way around that?
Title: Re: A question on storing data in tags please
Post by: BigSpider on May 10, 2020, 04:10:14 pm
A classical track will have an orchestra hence the string format, whereas there may be a number of soloists hence the delimited list format. These field formats are fixed and can't be altered. Sorry.
Title: Re: A question on storing data in tags please
Post by: FenceFurniture on May 10, 2020, 04:14:46 pm
I thought that might be the case. They are so similar though - you can actually enter a second orchestra separated by a colon, so to be honest I don't see the need for both, but it is what it is.
Title: Re: A question on storing data in tags please
Post by: BigSpider on May 10, 2020, 04:24:36 pm
But the two orchestras separated by the colon form a single string, whereas each item in a list field is treated individually, for example genre is a list type so if I entered Female vocal ; Pop into it then that file will appear in each of those genres.The soloists field is designed so that you can enter a soloists name and have all of the tracks in which that soloist appears get selected regardless of any other soloists.