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--- working_with_attributes_that_have_multiple_values [2016/06/16 02:16]
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+++ working_with_attributes_that_have_multiple_values [2016/06/20 06:46]
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 ====== Working with attributes that have multiple values ======
-Mezzmo collects metadata that is embedded in your media files, from external metadata files and from web sites. Sometimes the metadata collected contains multiple values combined into one single entry.  For example:
+Mezzmo collects metadata that is embedded in your media files, from external metadata files and from web sites. Sometimes the metadata collected contains multiple values combined into one single entry.
+For example, text metadata collected may appear like:
   * Genre: Horror/Comedy/Drama
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 Mezzmo parses metadata values using the following delimiter characters: /|;,
-**Tip:** If you have metadata for a media file that should contain delimiter character(s), then you can override Mezzmo's metadata parsing by using quotes (").  For example, to stop the band Emerson, Lake & Palmer from being split into multiple artists, you can right-click on the media file in Mezzmo and click Properties. In the Properties dialog, put quotes around the artist name - e.g. "Emerson, Lake & Palmer".  This will group the artist into a single entry and stop any automatic splitting by Mezzmo.
+**Tip:** If you have metadata for a media file that should contain delimiter character(s), then you can override Mezzmo's metadata parsing by using quotes (") to surround the metadata value.  For example, to stop the band Emerson, Lake & Palmer from being split into multiple artists, you can right-click on the media file in Mezzmo and click Properties. In the Properties dialog, put quotes around the artist name - e.g. "Emerson, Lake & Palmer".  This will group the artist into a single entry and stop any automatic splitting by Mezzmo.
+Multi-value attributes in Mezzmo are Album, Album artist, Artist, Actor, Category, Creator, Director, Genre, Keyword, Producer, Production company and Writer.
-Multi-value attributes in Mezzmo are album, album artist, artist, actor, category, creator, director, genre, keyword, producer, production company and writer.
+===== Using multiple values in Smart Playlist & Smart Filters =====
 When you wish to test for certain values of a multi-value attribute in a **smart playlist** or **smart filter** in an active playlist, you should typically use the [contains] or [does not contain] operators.