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Title: Smartlist to filter files that do not conform to my filename naming standard
Post by: jaxtherogue on December 21, 2014, 08:20:12 am

I would like to create a smartlist that will show me which files in my library (all audio) do not conform to my filename naming standard. I have tried a bunch of ways but am not very good with expressions and need some help. My naming standard look like [track #]~[album artist(auto)]~[name].  I have tried using Filename (name) does not start with [track #]~  but haven't had any luck.  Any help would be appreciated

Title: Re: Smartlist to filter files that do not conform to my filename naming standard
Post by: mark_h on December 21, 2014, 08:31:43 am

Looks like you need to use a Custom field along the lines of...

[=isequal([filename (name)],[track #]~[album artist (auto)]~[name])]=0

This will check whether 'filename (name)' matches your format and will display every entry that does not.

If you bring up the smartlist form and click on import/export you can copy/paste the above in the 'Smartlist rules data' box, click OK and give it a try...

Title: Re: Smartlist to filter files that do not conform to my filename naming standard
Post by: jaxtherogue on December 21, 2014, 08:58:59 am

Thanks! I see the idea here. I did give it a try though it returns every file in my library.  Is it perhaps because th the second compare value does not accommodate for the file's extension, i.e. .flac, .mp3?

Title: Re: Smartlist to filter files that do not conform to my filename naming standard
Post by: pahunt on December 21, 2014, 09:01:14 am

I wanted to do the same thing and while I managed it, it was trickier than I first imagined. See this thread for the gory details

http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=89406.0

Title: Re: Smartlist to filter files that do not conform to my filename naming standard
Post by: mark_h on December 21, 2014, 09:02:49 am

Quote from: jaxtherogue on December 21, 2014, 08:58:59 am

Thanks! I see the idea here. I did give it a try though it returns every file in my library.  Is it perhaps because th the second compare value does not accommodate for the file's extension, i.e. .flac, .mp3?

Try changing the 0 to a 1 ... could be I set the test incorrectly for your database.  Oops.

Title: Re: Smartlist to filter files that do not conform to my filename naming standard
Post by: jaxtherogue on December 21, 2014, 09:36:10 am

Thanks again.I see the end in sight. I think the problem is that when I rename files using MC with [Track #] the file is renamed using a leading zero (as it should for a file name) but the [Track #] value itself does not use the leading zero, so that value will never match in the search expression.

Title: Re: Smartlist to filter files that do not conform to my filename naming standard
Post by: jaxtherogue on December 21, 2014, 09:59:23 am

I got it working.  Here is my final custom smarlist expression:
[=isequal([filename (name)],PadNumber([track #], 2)~Clean([Artist], 3)~Clean([name], 3).[File Type])]=0

Thanks for all the help!