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Export

Use the Export action to produce a text report from selected files as part of a saved action group. An export configuration defines the report's contents; an output filename format decides where to write it.

Produce a small track report

  1. In a plain-text editor, save this configuration as a UTF-8 file named practice-report.mte:

    $filename(tags.txt,utf-8)$loop(1)%artist% - %title%
$loopend()

  2. Save pending tag edits and select copied practice files in the order you want them listed.

  3. Choose Actions → Actions (Quick)…, then Export.
  4. Next to Export configuration, choose Browse… and select practice-report.mte.
  5. In Output filename format, enter tags.txt.
  6. Leave Append data and Create one output file per partition off.
  7. Choose Apply action, then open the report beside the first selected audio file.

With two selected titles, the content can look like:

Juniper Vale - Paper Boats
Juniper Vale - North Pier

$filename declares an export destination and encoding, $loop(1) repeats its body in input order, and $loopend() ends the repetition. A constant loop key keeps the input order; a key such as %_path% sorts by that value. Field-key loops follow Options → General → natural sorting: enabled, numbered names compare as 1, 2, 10; disabled, they use text order. Constant loop keys retain input order. These are export-template commands, separate from ordinary tag-format functions.

Configure the output

Setting Meaning
Export configuration A saved configuration name, an .mte file path, or complete export-template text
Browse… Choose an export configuration file
Output filename format A format string overriding the configuration's output filename; leave empty to use its declaration
Append data Append rendered data rather than replacing the output
Create one output file per partition Enable grouping by Partition format
Partition format A per-file format string whose equal results belong to the same output group

Export configuration is a single-line input. Use a saved configuration name or an .mte file path for templates containing line breaks; do not paste the multiline file contents into that box. A complete one-line template can be entered directly. Export settings control byte-order marks and whether missing output folders may be created.

Partition a report

To write one report per album folder, enable partitioning and use:

Setting Value
Partition format %_folderpath%
Output filename format %_folderpath%tags.txt

All selected files with the same folder path enter the same report. The filename and the grouping key serve different purposes. Ensure each partition has a distinct output path; do not group by disc number while sending every disc to the same tags.txt.

The action uses the selected files' final values in its group. Export runs after the per-file actions even when its row is listed first. Files with an earlier action warning still participate. Use a separate earlier group if the report must capture values before cleanup.

Gotchas

  • Export writes a report; it does not create copies of the audio files.
  • Appending can repeat rows when the group is run again. Check the output before enabling it in a frequently used workflow.
  • A relative output path is based on the first input file's folder. Use an explicit destination for a selection spanning several folders.
  • Protect existing reports and check operation errors. Generated output may require separate cleanup, and earlier group effects can remain after a later error.