Tagging script, splitting title field

MusicBrainz Picard
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I’m evaluating my options when it comes to tagging my classical music and I could use some help with a tagging script.

I’m looking to be able to move some information from the title tag into another.

From:

Title = Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

To:

DiscSubtitle = Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
Title: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

I would really appreciate some help without since I’m unable to wrap my head around this.

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It sounds like you want to split the title at the colon. You might be able to do this by something like (untested code):

$set(_index,$find(%title%,:))
$set(DiscSubtitle,$trim($left(%title%,%_index%)))
$set(Title,$trim($substr(%title%,$add(%_index%,1))))
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That worked perfectly with some minor modifications. This one does exactly what I was requesting:

$set(_index,$find(%title%,:))
$set(DiscSubtitle,$trim($left(%title%,%_index%)))
$set(title,$trim($substr(%title%,$add(%_index%,1),)))

I really appreciate the help! I had some other ideas too but I should be able to use the example you gave me to make those come through.

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