hey i'm kinda bad with dos commands (but getting better) ... i want to write a reg key for a command to execute on a flac file from the rigt click menu called "tag" ... i'm okay with the regfile syntax, i just need some help with the command.

the command i would like to execute is to take the flac file name (%1 in dos), strip the ".flac" portion o the filename, and add ".tag" (the ascii file format i use for my tags). so if i right-click a file called "Beatles-love.flac" this command would look for a "Beatles-love.tag" and get the tags from that file.

how would i strip a files extension and add another extension like that?

thanx for any help.

%~n1.tag

i take it the ~n means something ... sorry for asking i'm just trying to learn so i can replicate this solution to other regkeys i'm writing

Yes, it means you only want the name (hence n) of the file, without the extension.

If you are interested in other choices, start a console and type

If you scroll down five pages, you will see all options explained.

i appreciate it man (or woman, but i'm guessing man because of the fred thingy)

Your diagnosis is accurate, doctor

hey, my registry command isn't working ... and i'm guessing it's %~n1 part.
maybe my syntax is wrong ... i'm still working it out but here it is:

REG_EXPAND_SZ
%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\metaflac --import-tags-from=%~n1.tag %1

any thoughts anyone?

I would provide the full path to the file. You may find that it has actually worked, but the files are in system32 or something.


REG_EXPAND_SZ
%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\metaflac --import-tags-from="%~dpn1.tag" %1