Generate Tags from Filenames
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This Action allows you to analyze a filename and a folder name using the specified template and add the extracted information to the tags of music files.

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 Tags from Filenames" 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 tags template.  
·(2) The variables to create tags template. Press "More..." button to open menu with other variables.  
·(3) The tag 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".  
·(4) If the parameter is established, the "_" symbol in tag will be replaced with a "space" symbol.  

The tags are generated 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.
2. Add the Action "Save the changes" any time when you want to save the made changes while Performing Actions. For example, if you add some tag editing Actions, it will be absolutely logical to add this Action after them. After that you can add Actions generating playlists, etc.
3. If you want to get the cleared/modified data back, the data from file(s) can be read for the second time. It can be done with the button on the Working Panel toolbar.


Template variables

In this Action the following template variables can be used:  
 
<Title>
The part of a filename/path will be used in a tag "Title".
<Artist>
The part of a filename/path will be used in a tag "Artist".
<Album>
The part of a filename/path will be used in a tag "Album".
<Track #>
The part of a filename/path will be used in a tag "Track".
<Year>
The part of a filename/path will be used in a tag "Year".
<Genre>
The part of a filename/path will be used in a tag "Genre".
<Comment>
The part of a filename/path will be used in a tag "Comment".
<Composter>
The part of a filename/path will be used in a tag "Composer".
<Original Artist>
The part of a filename/path will be used in a tag "Original artist".
<Copyright>
The part of a filename/path will be used in a tag "Copyright".
<URL>
The part of a filename/path will be used in a tag "URL".
<Encoded by>
The part of a filename/path will be used in a tag "Encoded by".
<Miss this part>
The part of a filename/path will be skipped.
 

Examples:

File path
Template
Action parameters
New tags data
C:\My Music\Pink Floyd\The Wall CD 1\1_One Of My Turn.mp3
<Track #>_<Title>
Case="ALL CAPITAL LETTERS"
Replace underscores="no"
<Track>="1"
<Title>="ONE OF MY TURN"
C:\My Music\Pink Floyd\The Wall CD 1\1_One Of My Turn.mp3
<Artist>\<Album>\
<Track #>_<Title>
Case="all lowercase letters"
Replace underscores="yes"
<Artist>="pink_floyd"
<Album>="the_wall_cd_1"
<Track>="1"
<Title>="one_of_my_turn"
C:\My Music\Pink Floyd\abracadabra\1_One Of My Turn (karaoke).mp3
<Artist>\<Miss this part>\<Track #>_<Title> (<Miss this part>
Case="all lowercase letters"
Replace underscores="yes
<Artist>="pink_floyd"
<Track>="1"
<Title>="one_of_my_turn"
 

See also:

·How to generate tags from filename  
·How to use Actions  
·How to use Actions Set  
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