Feature Request: Tag Update Tag Referencing

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(20-09-2017 20:59)simoncn Wrote:  Regarding the original question from the OP, I think a future solution would involve enhancing tagValue or tagFormat processing rather than allowing tag values to be used in tagUpdate instructions.

Hi Simon,

Thanks for your input. In trying to nut out my perfect tagging solution, I was heartened to see just now that you yourself suggested a while ago some enhanced logic in the displayFormat option in this post https://forum.minimserver.com/showthread...uping+tag, where you proposed AlbumArtist.displayFormat={$groupartist|$albumartist}. I'm glad therefore that my original idea is not seen as too outrageous!

Meanwhile, I think I've refined my approach to my problem and propose the following:

1. Use the Compilation tag to flag all tracks in "classical" albums that contain music of more than one composer. (In the vast majority of cases the Album title already contains the composer's name for one- or two-composer albums and will already be visible on the control point/streamer.) It doesn't have to be the Compilation tag, but this seems to have relatively little use in classical music albums; am I right?

2. Query this Compilation tag in the Title.displayFormat string and return the Composer, embedded in the string, if it's true.

So far, I have only half-heartedly implemented Compilation this way, but am in the process of manually updating (with a tagging script) all Titles in my collection to reflect its use. The result seems to be just enough composer information.