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Topic: timestamp %added% only for files without this tag? (Read 5555 times) previous topic - next topic
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timestamp %added% only for files without this tag?

i want to timestamp my files with the tag ADDED when added to db but only if this tag dont exist, so i did following mass tagger script:

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Time Stamp: NoW
Format "ADDED" using "$if($greater($len(%ADDED%),5),%ADDED%,%NOW%)"
Remove "NOW"


and added this to new files tagger. seems to be ok, doesnt it?


but it doesnt worked, cause i did a fault:
*external hdd wasnt plugged in
*update db --> all files from external hdd deleted from db
* plugged in external hdd
*update db --> all files are added to db and also get currend date/time as added stamp

so maybe someone now a better way to detect if %ADDED% exist and dont overwrite it then?!?

timestamp %added% only for files without this tag?

Reply #1 –
This is what i use. Should work.

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Time Stamp: DATE ADDED_TEMP
Format "DATE ADDED" using "$if(%DATE ADDED%,%DATE ADDED%,%DATE ADDED_TEMP%)"
Remove "DATE ADDED_TEMP"


If there is already DATE ADDED tag. it will format from itself and romove new time stamp (DATE ADDED_TEMP).

If not, it will format from DATE ADDED_TEMP then delete them.

timestamp %added% only for files without this tag?

Reply #2 –
so $if2(%DATE ADDED%,%DATE ADDED_TEMP%) should also work?

if a tag exists, it returns true and if it not exists it returns false, right?

timestamp %added% only for files without this tag?

Reply #3 –
yes.

timestamp %added% only for files without this tag?

Reply #4 –
i know what I was doing wrong... I was doing guess instead of format for the comparison hence it didnt work.. now it works a charm!!!

thx guys

timestamp %added% only for files without this tag?

Reply #5 –
One question. Why do you create a temp-tag first and delete it later?

Maybe I'm wrong, but isn't this possible and delivers the same result?
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Format "DATE ADDED" using "$if2(%DATE ADDED%,%cwb_systemdate%)"

timestamp %added% only for files without this tag?

Reply #6 –
Masstagger doesn't recognize %cwb_systemdate%

Sorry, Just saw this.