Generate Filenames from Tags
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This Action allows you to rename music files according to your preferences. Templates based on the information from the tags of a music file are used in the process of renaming.

The Action is added to the Action List by pressing the "Add the Action" button
() on the Action List toolbar and selecting the "File Actions | Generate Filenames from Tags" from the drop-down menu. Action can also be added from the main menu of the program.

The Action can be added to the Action List only once.

This window will be added to Working Panel:



This window consist of following elements:

·(1) The input field for file name template.  
·(2) The file operations above a renamed file: move or copy this file.  
·(3) The variables to create file name template. Press "More..." button to open menu with other variables.  
·(4) File name symbols case type. Accessible these variants: "all lowercase letters", "ALL CAPITAL LETTERS", "Begin With Capital Letters", "cHANGE tHE cASE" and "The first letter is capital".  
·(5) If the parameter is established, the "space" symbol in file name will be replaced with a symbol specified in a input field.  
 
The filenames are changed according to the chosen methods of reading and saving tags.

Tips:
1. All operations with items in the Selection List are performed virtually, i.e. without automatically saving the changes to the files on your disk. For saving of changes you should perform Actions. It can be done with the button on the Main toolbar.


Template variables

In this Action the following template variables can be used:  

<Title>
In a name of a file the tag "Title" will be used.
<Artist>
In a name of a file the tag "Artist" will be used.
<Album>
In a name of a file the tag "Album" will be used.
<Track #>
In a name of a file the tag "Track" will be used.
<Year>
In a name of a file the tag "Year" will be used.
<Genre>
In a name of a file the tag "Genre" will be used.
<Comment>
In a name of a file the tag "Comment" will be used.
<Composter>
In a name of a file the tag "Composer" will be used.
<Original Artist>
In a name of a file the tag "Original artist" will be used.
<Copyright>
In a name of a file the tag "Copyright" will be used.
<URL>
In a name of a file the tag "URL" will be used.
<Encoded by>
In a name of a file the tag "Encoded by" will be used.
<File name>
In a name of a file the original filename will be used.
<File number>
In a name of a file will be used the file counter in order from Selection List (e.g. 001, 002, ...). Amount of leading zero according from number of files.
 

In addition you can use any text to create the templates. You can use a symbol '\' to create folder structure. You may use both absolute and relative path. See examples.

Examples
:

Template
Tags data
Action parameters
Result file path
<Artist> - <Title>
Artist="Joe Cocker"
Title="Tonight"
Case="ALL CAPITAL LETTERS"
Replace space="no"
<Path>\JOE COCKER - TONIGHT.mp3
<Artist> - <Title>
Artist="Joe Cocker"
Title="Tonight"
Case="all lowercase letters"
Replace space="<Delete Spaces>"
<Path>\Joe Cocker-Tonight.mp3
C:\My Music\<Artist>\<Album>\<Track #>_<Title>
Artist="Pink Floyd"
Album="The Wall CD 1"
Track="1"
Title="One Of My Turns"
Case="The first letter is capital"
Replace space="no"
C:\My Music\Pink Floyd\The Wall CD 1\1_One Of My Turn.mp3
<Artist>\<Album>\<Track #>_<Title>
Artist="Pink Floyd"
Album="The Wall CD 1"
Title="One Of My Turns"
Original file names= "C:\My Music\One Of My Turn.mp3"
Case="The first letter is capital"
Replace space="no"
C:\My Music\Pink Floyd\The Wall CD 1\1_One Of My Turn.mp3
 

See also:

·How to renaming files  
·How to use Actions  
·How to use Actions Set  


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