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Proper Sorting String

Has anyone set up foobar to sort albums in this way?

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To ignore the leading "The" ("The Beatles" is turned into "Beatles") use:

Code: [Select]
$if($strcmp($left(%artist%,4),The ),$right(%artist%,$sub($len(%artist%),4)),%artist%)


To put a leading "The" behind the artist tag ("The Beatles" is turned into "Beatles, The") use:

Code: [Select]
$if($strcmp($left(%artist%,4),The ),$right(%artist%,$sub($len(%artist%),4))', 'The,%artist%)

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To ignore the leading "The" ("The Beatles" is turned into "Beatles") use:

Code: [Select]
$if($strcmp($left(%artist%,4),The ),$right(%artist%,$sub($len(%artist%),4)),%artist%)


To put a leading "The" behind the artist tag ("The Beatles" is turned into "Beatles, The") use:

Code: [Select]
$if($strcmp($left(%artist%,4),The ),$right(%artist%,$sub($len(%artist%),4))', 'The,%artist%)

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Thanks, this is what I was after.  Stormy's code is a little too fancy (and I only need it for the artist)

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Can someone tell me if this code works with v0.9.1? Also, where should I insert the code? I'm only looking for the artist sorting. I'm a big time noob at this as you can see.

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Quote from: Frank_Bicking on
To ignore the leading "The" ("The Beatles" is turned into "Beatles") use:

Code: [Select]
$if($strcmp($left(%artist%,4),The ),$right(%artist%,$sub($len(%artist%),4)),%artist%)


To put a leading "The" behind the artist tag ("The Beatles" is turned into "Beatles, The") use:

Code: [Select]
$if($strcmp($left(%artist%,4),The ),$right(%artist%,$sub($len(%artist%),4))', 'The,%artist%)



Is there any way you can make it so it says "The (artist)" but still sort it alphabetically by "(artist)"?

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Wow, way to resurrect a year and a half old thread guys! 

Quote from: weemies on
Can someone tell me if this code works with v0.9.1? Also, where should I insert the code? I'm only looking for the artist sorting. I'm a big time noob at this as you can see.
I'm sure the code will work with any version of foobar.  Where to put it depends on what you want to sort.  If you're talking about sorting a column in columnsUI, go to preferences -> ColumnsUI.  Click on the "columns" tab and select the column of interest (in this case "Artist").  Enter the code in the "display" box.  Make sure that use custom sort spec is NOT checked (this means it will be sorted based on the "display" text)


Quote from: Close To The Echoes on
Is there any way you can make it so it says "The (artist)" but still sort it alphabetically by "(artist)"?
Similar to the above instructions, but paste the code in the "Sort" box instead of "display".  Check the "use custom sort spec" option.


If you guys are looking to sort something else (such as the album list), just find the relevent options area and look around for the correct place to put the code.

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Quote from: WellPaidScientist on
Quote from: Close To The Echoes on

Is there any way you can make it so it says "The (artist)" but still sort it alphabetically by "(artist)"?
Similar to the above instructions, but paste the code in the "Sort" box instead of "display".  Check the "use custom sort spec" option.


I've tried to get this to work in foo_browser, but it just goes crazy, sorting artists randomly. Do you have to do something different to use it in a Browser panel?

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Quote from: Close To The Echoes on
I've tried to get this to work in uie_browser, but it just goes crazy, sorting artists randomly. Do you have to do something different to use it in a Browser panel?
I'm not sure what uie_browser is.  Can you get it to sort and display with the "Artist, The" format?  You might want to start a new thread specific to your issue.

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Whoops, I meant foo_browser (It's an iTunes-like browser panel that can integrate into Columns UI).