Quarter centuries index for classical music?

[Wolfgang]

Thanks for the hint!

(23-02-2023 08:25)simoncn Wrote:  For example, Mp3tag provides scripting and formatting functions that can do this (see this page).

[simbun]

If you can load your collection into Mp3Tag then you can create the tagUpdate script automatically (based on the years in your CURRENT collection) using the export functionality.
Even if you don't use this tagUpdate script as your final solution it'll be useful to see what it looks like, as you were undecided on quarter or half century; the below script will give you both.

Code:

#filename(D:\TagUpdate.txt,utf-8)#loop(%compositionyear%,1)@COMPOSITIONYEAR=%compositionyear%
+COMPOSITIONYEAR_25=#sub(%compositionyear%,#mod(%compositionyear%,25))
+COMPOSITIONYEAR_50=#sub(%compositionyear%,#mod(%compositionyear%,50))
#loopend()

NOTE: I've had to replace $ with # for the code to post to the forum, so just change them back before adding to Mp3Tag.

[simoncn]

This should work but it seems simpler to have Mp3tag automatically populate the PERIOD tag every time a new album is tagged without needing to add hundreds of lines to a tagUpdate file. To update files already in the library, Mp3tag batch edit can be used.

[simbun]

If you want simple, just generate the tagUpdate script from 1600 to 2100 (as @stefano_mbp seeemed to be suggesting) and you'll never have to consider it again :-)

As I said, if you generate the tagUpdate script it'll give you the chance to play around with both options (quarter or half century) before settling on one or the other (or both). There's nothing worse than spending hours/days making a change only to realise that it's not quite what you wanted/needed.

[Wolfgang]

Thanks a lot for your script proposal. Great input! It helps me also finding out the MP3Tag syntax ;-)

So far I plan to do this within the Convert->Tag-Tag function:
Choose PERIOD as Field and assign this Format string (I switched to Stefano_mbps style of presentation ;-)):

Code:

#if(#grtr(%workyear%,1905),'(1906 - .. ) Moderne',#if(#grtr(%workyear%,1820),'(1821-1905) Romantik',
#if(#grtr(%workyear%,1750),'(1751-1820) Klassik',#if(#grtr(%workyear%,1600),'(1601-1750) Barock',
#if(#grtr(%workyear%,1399),'(1400-1600) Renaissance','(1000-1399) Mittelalter')))))

(23-02-2023 10:16)simbun Wrote:  If you can load your collection into Mp3Tag then you can create the tagUpdate script automatically (based on the years in your CURRENT collection) using the export functionality.