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How to get Audio file enbedded properties like artist name?

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Posted on by JMGEnter

Using Power Automate Desktop (PAD), is there a way to read the file properties of audio files?   I want to obtain the embedded artist name so the audio file can be renamed.  For example, from FileName.mp3 to ArtistName-FileName.mp3.  If can get the properties in a variable, then I can rename the file accordingly.  I just cannot find a way to get those embedded file properties.

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  • MichaelAnnis Profile Picture
    MichaelAnnis 5,727 Moderator on at

    Here are command line options:

     

    https://askubuntu.com/questions/611662/find-the-properties-of-an-mp3-file-via-command-line

    if you can get the command line to do it, we can read from the command prompt and parse out the text to only what you need. 

    once you have figured have retrieved the command prompt text, post an example here and we can work on the parse out. 

    good luck!

  • UK_Mike Profile Picture
    UK_Mike on at

    Oooooooh that gives me a good idea, been meaning to sort out my Dolly Parton collection 😂.

    Mediainfo is a really good program, could automate that to extract the metadata.

    Thats one for the future for sure.

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