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Feature Request.

I would really apreciate it if there was a function in the metadata editor that would take a variable and splitted it in an array based on a definable separator.

Something like..

%_filename%= Elton John - Here and There... Here - 11 - Your Song

$Split(%_filename%,' - ')

would generate something like:

%_filename(01)%= Elton John
%_filename(02)%= Here and There... Here
%_filename(03)%= 11
%_filename(04)%= Your Song

And also if you could asign temporary values to the replaygain tag if there is none.. Something like

$if(%__replaygain%,,$SET(__%replaygain%=6.12 db)

and that it wouldn't change the tag or store it, so as soon as the file is replaygain the value is overwritten.

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Feature Request.

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$if(%__replaygain%,,$SET(__%replaygain%=6.12 db)


You can sort of do that using the $get and $puts functions like so:
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$if(%__replaygain%,$puts(REPLAYGAIN,%__replaygain%),$puts(REPLAYGAIN,6.12db))

and then using $get(REPLAYGAIN) wherever you would usually use %__replaygain%.

But i suppose you probably mean to actually set a value that would be used for replaygain. In which case this doesn't really help. I personally don't use replaygain, but  the ability to set a value other than unity gain as the default for files without the appropriate tag does make sense as a good option.

Seperating the filename into fields based on seperators has been done (Bushwack posted a format string that did that, it's on page 3 of the format string thread.), however it's extremely complicated. So if you want this for display purposes only, then a similar method could be used. However, if you want it do assist in tagging files, then this method obviously wouldn't help.

However, if you use the masstagger, there is already a "guess tag from filename" function, so for tagging you could use that.