Importing tracks with number signs in their tag/filename from XML file

[Clancy]

I recently tried out MusicBee and was amazed by how much faster and smoother it runs compared to my beloved (but faltering) MediaMonkey while offering equivalent scripts.

As I wanted to keep ratings and other track information I tried to transfer my MM library using a script called "Export to iTunes library.xml". Unfortunately, tracks with number signs in their tag or filename didn't show up in MB after importing the XML file.

The easiest solution I can think of is to replace all number signs with some sort of code first (using "RegExp Find & Replace" in MM or Notepad on the XML file), then import the library into MB and finally restore the number signs.

There is a "Search and Replace" option in MB but it doesn't seem to include filenames.

Can anybody help out?

[Clancy]

As it turns out, only URLs had to be edited. I replaced "#" with "n0." and everything got detected.

For some reason I couldn't get "Advanced Search and Replace" to work yet, but I'm hoping it will let me restore the number signs.

[redwing]

You can use File Organizer to bulk edit filenames.
Select files, right click> Send to> Folder (Move)> Move Files to Organized Folder
Untick move to folder setting and type in the following to naming template box:

$Replace(<Filename>,n0,#)

Try with a test file before doing it with multiple files.

[Clancy]

Fantastic! Thank you.

There are only some folders left now. Editing them one by one wouldn't take that long, but could they be corrected by command as well?

[redwing]

It's not impossible but way complicated for handling backslashes in the path. Why don't you just edit them manually if they are not that many?

[Clancy]

I was just asking out of interest.

Thanks again.