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Title: Can you combine fields?
Post by: sapnho on July 01, 2007, 12:42:29 pm

I have tag information stored in two different fields that I would like to combine in one. Can this be done with MC12?

Title: Re: Can you combine fields?
Post by: Alex B on July 01, 2007, 01:56:08 pm

There are several ways.

One way to combine fields is to fill some other field with a rule. For example, if the artist is "The Beatles" and the album is "Abbey Road" you can write or paste this rule: =[Artist] - [Album] in a third field for getting this value: The Beatles - Abbey Road. As always, you can tag a bunch of files by selecting them all first.

Another way is to create a "calculated" custom field with a similar rule. This field would be dynamically updated. For example, if the rule is [Artist] - [Album] and the example album name is changed from "Abbey Road" to "Let It Be" the value of this calculated field will automatically change to The Beatles - Let It Be.

It is also possible to use the filename for combining fields. I have explaned that in these old threads:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=28424.msg196950#msg196950 (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=28424.msg196950#msg196950)
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=28764.msg199070#msg199070 (http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=28764.msg199070#msg199070)

EDIT

I forgot to mention that the place for adding custom library fieds has changed. In MC12 you can add a calculated field here: Options > Library & Folders > User Library Fields > Add Field... > Data, Calculated data, Templete: [write the rule here]. After the library field is created you can add it to your view schemes as a new column and to Action Window > Tag.

Title: Re: Can you combine fields?
Post by: sapnho on July 01, 2007, 02:52:13 pm

Thanks Alex! It's always amazing to see what MC can do. :)

Title: Re: Can you combine fields?
Post by: KingSparta on July 01, 2007, 03:40:51 pm

I'm Amazed Alex B Can contain all this information in One Brain.

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HL2IXE/ref=atv_dp_se_3_1/105-8762416-7769238 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HL2IXE/ref=atv_dp_se_3_1/105-8762416-7769238)

Title: Re: Can you combine fields?
Post by: marko on July 01, 2007, 05:29:57 pm

you know, recent changes also allow for doing this inline:

open the tag window, or slow, double   click on the field in the file list, and enter something along the lines of

=[artist] - [album]

and you're done. works with multiple selections too.

-marko.

Title: Re: Can you combine fields?
Post by: Alex B on July 01, 2007, 06:43:17 pm

Quote from: KingSparta on July 01, 2007, 03:40:51 pm

I'm Amazed Alex B Can contain all this information in One Brain.

I'd say that we have a colletive brain here in the forum (and marko provides quite a bit of it...)

Quote from: marko on July 01, 2007, 05:29:57 pm

you know, recent changes also allow for doing this inline:

open the tag window, or slow, double   click on the field in the file list, and enter something along the lines of

=[artist] - [album]

and you're done. works with multiple selections too.

Do you mean the following by "inline":


I just realised that two or more fields can be combined also in one of the included fields.

For example, a rule like =[Artist]: [Album] ([Date]), [Comment] can be pasted in the Comment field for changing the Comment value from CD released 1987 to The Beatles: Abbey Road (1969), CD released 1987. That's brilliant!

Title: Re: Can you combine fields?
Post by: marko on July 01, 2007, 09:14:30 pm

Yup, that's exactly what I meant, and you're right, it is indeed brilliant!!