Mp3tag Portable 2.49b Dev Test 1

prapper

- April 12, 2009 - 5:07pm

Application: Mp3tag
Category: Music & Video
License: Freeware
Language: Multilingual
Description: Mp3tag is a powerful and yet easy-to-use tool to edit the metadata of common audio formats.

Download Mp3tag Portable 2.49b Dev Test 1 [1+2MB download / 8MB installed]
(MD5: 84C841F4E7A17A7BAC3BD2E75555DE3E)
Online Installer: This is an online installer that will download additional files during setup.

Release Notes:

2.49b Dev Test 1 (2012-01-17):

Mp3tag has been updated to 2.49b.

2.49a Dev Test 1 (2011-11-15):

Mp3tag has been updated to 2.49a.

2.49 Dev Test 2 (2011-10-10):

Mp3tag 2.49 is saving it's settings backup zip on every close (bug?) so the portable handling has changed. You can manually delete any unwanted backups in Data\backup.

Settings dir structure changed. Upgrade should be automatic.

Converted to PAL 2.1.2.

2.49 Dev Test 1 (2011-06-03):

Mp3tag has been updated to 2.49.

2.48 Dev Test 1 (2011-01-29):

Mp3tag has been updated to 2.48.

EDIT 2011-02-11: File is back on SourceForge.

2.47b Dev Test 1 (2010-11-30):

Mp3tag has been updated to 2.47b.

2.46a Dev Test 1 (2010-03-21):

Mp3tag has been updated to 2.46a.

Icons now match language selection in options dialog if using automatic language switching with PAM.

Added a check to make sure the launcher has closed (and cleaned up) if immediately restarted. From Winamp Portable.

2.46 Dev Test 1 (2010-03-16):

Mp3tag has been updated to 2.46.

Dockbar info is now stored in config file so no need for registry. Removed plugin.

Removed DefaultData. Files now written on first run.

2.45a Dev Test 5 (2010-02-25):

Improved drive switching code. Thanks Gringoloco.

2.45a Dev Test 4 (2010-02-25):

Updated to NewTextReplace_v0.4.

2.45a Dev Test 3 (2009-12-30):

Now uses Gringoloco's ReplaceInFileUnicode function which changes the drive letters in the directory switcher. Thanks Gringoloco!

Installer created with PortableApps.com Installer 1.0.2.

2.45a Dev Test 2 (2009-12-07):

Compiled with PortableApps.com Installer 1.0.1, which now extracts the setup EXE succesfully (so installer is 'online' only).

...but package version in 'appinfo.ini' is still wrong (can't contain letters).

2.45a Dev Test 1 (2009-11-28):

Mp3tag has been updated to 2.45a. No issues.

Fixed bug in installer...

...but package version in 'appinfo.ini' is now wrong (can't contain letters).

2.45 Dev Test 1 (2009-11-22):

Mp3tag has been updated to 2.45. No issues.

2.x Dev Test 2 (2009-08-30):

Added automatic language switching.

Added "CopyLocalFiles" to installer.

Updated to latest PortableApps.com specs.

2.x Dev Test 1 (2009-04-12): Initial release

Notes:
If you use the "File/Save configuration..." feature, just save it to the default direcory ("App\Mp3tag") and the launcher will back it up (to "Data\settings\backup") and date/time it on exit.

Known Issues:
~~MRUs in the directory switcher won't follow the current drive letter as updating the paths in the config file will corrupt it.~~

Tested with:
XP Home SP3 (Admin)

( categories:

Beta Testing

)

Awesome!

Warhawk - April 12, 2009 - 7:16pm

Thanks a bunch!
Been using my own version via portable app creator.
But this is obviously better.

Vista SP1...

Thanks Prapper = )

horusofoz (Homepage) - April 13, 2009 - 4:01am

Thanks Prapper = )

PortableApps.com Advocate

Thanks!!! It's great!

domecc - April 20, 2009 - 1:00am

Thanks!!!
It's great!

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NathanJ79 (Homepage) - April 20, 2009 - 4:10am

Works great, thanks! Been wanting something like this for a while. I wonder why there's no FOSS/OSI tag editor? At least not up here. For what I do, a proper tagger is one thing we're missing.

DISCLAIMER: My posts are my own and do not represent PortableApps.com in any way, shape, or form. I am just a regular guy who happens to be a fan of PortableApps.com and computers/software/gaming in general.

Thanks a lot , it is my

Yanosh94 - June 14, 2009 - 4:24am

Thanks a lot , it is my favourite program for tag

Updated to dev test 2

prapper

- August 30, 2009 - 5:39pm

See release notes for changes.

Hey Prapper

horusofoz (Homepage) - September 1, 2009 - 5:43am

Any chance for this to be upgraded to a PAF Live Installer?

PortableApps.com Advocate

Yes, that would be my first

prapper

- September 1, 2009 - 6:41am

Yes, that would be my first choice too but Mp3tag isn't distributed as a ZIP file. I know the installer can extract some EXE files but I have yet to find one :-(

Unless I'm making a mistake, in which case somebody please correct me. I've tried using this...

[DownloadFiles]
DownloadURL=http://download.mp3tag.de/mp3tagv244setup.exe
DownloadName=Mp3tag 2.44
DownloadFilename=mp3tagv244setup.exe
DownloadMD5=2885dee173b519e0e8d6c63eadc35a2c
AdditionalInstallSize=6975

AdvancedExtract1To=App\Mp3tag
AdvancedExtract1Filter=**

and there we go... :-(

ERROR: (mp3tagv244setup.exe > App\Mp3tag)

Sorry about that :-(

No worries

horusofoz (Homepage) - September 1, 2009 - 7:30am

If the author doesn't distribute as a ZIP then nothing can be done for now. Thanks again for your work on other apps like Avidemux, Glary Utilities, PicPick and SM Player

PortableApps.com Advocate

Try using 7zip to extract the

The MAZZTer

(Homepage) - November 22, 2009 - 10:44pm

Try using 7zip to extract the exe as an archive, then you can see if it works or there are any errors, as well as the structure of the extracted file tree.

I've done it so it should work fine, only problems are 1) there are several files with the same name, probably due to different installer options using different versions, so overwriting or skipping is needed, not sure how PA.com Installer handles that 2) it has a $PLUGINSDIR directory you'll want to exclude, IIRC.

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7-Zip

prapper

- November 23, 2009 - 6:21am

Yes, the Mp3tag setup EXE extracts fine using the 7-Zip front end but the 7-Zip command line included in the PA.c Installer won't do it. In my experience, this is true in most cases. I can't think of a single example, off the top of my head, where it's worked with an EXE file.

So, even if the 7-Zip front end can extract the EXE, it doesn't automatically mean that the command line (PA.c Installer) can. So I am told, anyway.

Mp3tag Portable 2.45 just downloads the app's installer, runs it, grabs the files, runs the app's uninstaller and then cleans up. Or copies the local install, whichever is applicable. It should be totally painless Did you try it? How did it go?

The GUI and command line

The MAZZTer

(Homepage) - December 31, 2009 - 7:02am

The GUI and command line should have the exact same capabilities since they both use the 7z library.

Be sure to use 4 instead of the 9 beta, since that is what PA.c Installer uses.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/files/7-Zip/4.65/7za465.zip/dow...

This is a special command line version of 7z not linked to on their main site, it's all statically compiled into one exe and is what all apps that invoke it in the background use, including PA.c Installer. Again, same capabilities.

As I said, I have extracted mp3tag installer EXEs with 7-zip 4 before.

I'll skip on mp3tag portable for now, since I don't tag mp3s that much, even locally, much less in random places where I have my thumb drive. But if it gets an official release I will probably stick it on my drive anyway lol.

[Edit: If it installs and uninstalls, does that adversely affect an existing local installation? The uninstall may remove registry settings from the local install!]

[Edit: Oh you're doing it now, nevermind >_>;;]

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Works on XP SP3

horusofoz (Homepage) - September 2, 2009 - 5:28am

Works on XP SP3

PortableApps.com Advocate

Nice! Thanks for testing.

prapper

- September 2, 2009 - 5:32am

Nice! Thanks for testing.

not working for me. won't

portable.me - October 17, 2009 - 11:16am

not working for me. won't use/find mp3tag.exe if not installed in default location; C:\Program Files\Mp3tag.

Error Message see:
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/3226/screenshot4ld.jpg

Sorry about that

prapper

- October 17, 2009 - 12:01pm

Sorry about that portable.me.

I haven't configured "installer.ini" properly. It's missing "CopyFromRegPath" and "CopyFromRegKey". The install directory is stored here...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Florian Heidenreich\Mp3tag\Install\InstDir = 'C:\Program Files\Mp3tag'

I've added them and now I have...

[CopyLocalFiles]
CopyLocalFiles=true
CopyFromRegPath=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Florian Heidenreich\Mp3tag\Install
CopyFromRegKey=InstDir
CopyFromDirectory=%PROGRAMFILES%\Mp3tag
CopyToDirectory=App\Mp3tag

but the installer is failing with the error...

!insertmacro: macro "_If" requires 4 parameter(s), passed 5!
Error in script "F:\PortableApps\Mp3tag\Mp3tagPortable-DT03\Other\Source\PortableApps.comInstaller.nsi" on line 696 -- aborting creation process

Can anybody tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Spaced out

J Neutron - October 17, 2009 - 12:23pm

Maybe I'm all lost since I have never worked in this particular programming language, but errors like that always seem to spring from spaces embedded in the string.

neutron1132 (at) usa (dot) com

first of all, thanks for

portable.me - October 17, 2009 - 3:57pm

first of all, thanks for looking into it that quick!

One note about the installer.ini line "CopyFromDirectory=%PROGRAMFILES%\Mp3tag".
That one would only be working if an english windows version is used, no?
The german version for example would be "CopyFromDirectory=%PROGRAMME%\Mp3tag", or
is %PROGRAMFILES% globally used in windows for the *.ini lines?

thanks for your work

Environment Variable

John T. Haller

(Homepage) - October 17, 2009 - 4:13pm

It's an environment variable. On English machines, %PROGRAMFILES% will usually resolve to C:\Program Files. On German machines, it'll be C:\Programme. The environment variables themselves are all in English.

Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!

Thanks for that info granting

portable.me - October 18, 2009 - 9:23am

Thanks for that info granting me insight John

Installer Bug

John T. Haller

(Homepage) - October 17, 2009 - 4:11pm

I've confirmed it's an installed bug due to an unquoted string at line 696. A fix will be released in the next day or so.

Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!

Thanks John. And hang in

prapper

- October 17, 2009 - 4:35pm

Thanks John.

And hang in there, portable.me. I'm sure we'll have you up and running in no time :-)

i appreciate that

portable.me - October 18, 2009 - 9:27am

i appreciate that

Installer

prapper

- November 22, 2009 - 3:52pm

This bug is still in Installer 1.0 but 2.45 Development Test 1 should do what you want.

Updated to 2.45 Development Test 1

prapper

- November 22, 2009 - 3:48pm

See release notes for changes.

German help file?

J Neutron - November 27, 2009 - 6:15pm

Is it just me, or is the installed help file in German even though the program is installed in English?

neutron1132 (at) usa (dot) com

Installer

prapper

- November 27, 2009 - 7:55pm

I'm glad the download worked for you because it shouldn't have (?) as Mp3tag has been updated again. I've just tried a clean install to have a look at your problem but, because the download fails, it's uncovered a bug in the install code.

I've fixed it but unfortunately the new version number contains a letter and the installer doesn't seem to want to compile it if that's the case. I'm pulling the download until I can have a look at it.

Sorry about that. Or maybe I should say bekümmert!

EDIT1: Help is in English here though.

EDIT2: Here's the error -

Processed 1 file, writing output:
Adding plug-ins initializing function... Done!
Error: invalid VIProductVersion format, should be X.X.X.X
Error - aborting creation process

Ah, combo of issues

J Neutron - November 27, 2009 - 10:55pm

Install was previous to the recent program update.

Haven't tried for the new "a" version.

But I'm glad that it pointed out the new issue.

Maybe I'll have better luck the next go-around.

neutron1132 (at) usa (dot) com

Help

prapper

- November 28, 2009 - 6:16am

OK, normal service has been resumed!

I did a clean install and help is still in English. I also extracted the setup file with 7-Zip (which the PA.c Installer can't do) and only the English help files are in there. I even installed Mp3tag in German (yeah, clutching at straws here) and help is still in English!

Go into App\Mp3tag\help and open 'index.html'. Is it in German?

English

J Neutron - November 28, 2009 - 8:14am

Clean install - it worked as advertised.

The Mp3tagPortable\App\Mp3tag\help\index.html is English.
The Mp3tagPortable\help.html is English.

Ah, the Mp3tagPortable\App\Mp3tag\Mp3tagReadme.txt is German. Looks like it may have been packaged that way. Other packages have different readmes in different languages.

Thanks for looking at this, the upgrade and fixing the installer, too.

neutron1132 (at) usa (dot) com

Updated to 2.45a Development Test 1

prapper

- November 28, 2009 - 5:55am

See release notes for changes.

Updated to 2.45a Development Test 2

prapper

- December 7, 2009 - 3:44am

See release notes for changes.

Updated to 2.45a Development Test 3

prapper

- December 30, 2009 - 9:00am

See release notes for changes.

It's a little late, but I

The MAZZTer

(Homepage) - December 31, 2009 - 7:03am

It's a little late, but I posted a reply up there -^

"...but package version in 'appinfo.ini' is still wrong (can't contain letters)."

Just make the internal version 2.45.1 or something, 1 for a.

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Updated to 2.45a Development Test 4

prapper

- February 25, 2010 - 9:39am

See release notes for changes.

Updated to 2.45a Development Test 5

prapper

- February 25, 2010 - 12:04pm

See release notes for changes.

Updated to 2.46 Development Test 1

prapper

- March 16, 2010 - 7:13am

See release notes for changes.

Updated to 2.46a Development Test 1

prapper

- March 21, 2010 - 8:07am

See release notes for changes.

Works on Windows 7

horusofoz (Homepage) - June 1, 2010 - 1:54am

Works on Windows 7

PortableApps.com Advocate

Version 2.47a is out

walterCR - November 25, 2010 - 3:50pm

Hi,

Any plan to update this to the latest version (2.47a)? It's a good program and it would be nice to get a portableApps installer of 2.47a.

Thanks

Updated to 2.47b Development Test 1

prapper

- November 30, 2010 - 7:37am

See release notes for changes.

not valid

RogerL - January 25, 2011 - 10:12am

Tried to install and got "The downloaded copy of 2.47b is not valid. Please try later"

Is that because the author has released version 2.48?

Updated to 2.48 Development Test 1

prapper

- January 29, 2011 - 1:20am

See release notes for changes.

Action groups cannot be imported.

vkostas - February 20, 2011 - 7:53am

Action group .mta files should be copied into ACTIONS folder while MP3TAG is running otherwise action list will disappear.
This behavior is only in portable version.

actions folder

prapper

- February 20, 2011 - 8:39am

When Mp3tag Portable is running, there *is* an actions folder at "App\Mp3tag\data\actions", which is moved out on close. If this isn't happening for you, I suggest you try a clean install. I'm using default & custom actions here without a problem.

Thanks Prapper!

Steve_Storm - August 22, 2011 - 3:41pm

2.49 installs and works well on Win XP sp3. IMHO, this would make a fantastic addition to the Music & Video section of the site. Thanks Prapper for putting this together.

Thanks to the developers for donating their time and hard work!

Updated to 2.49b Dev Test 1

prapper

- January 17, 2012 - 2:52am

See release notes for changes.

No issues

Steve_Storm - January 17, 2012 - 3:27pm

No issues. On-line installer worked as expected; I updated from version 2.49. Tested with a music library of 9000 music files (both .wma and .mp3). Running on Windows XP SP3. Thanks Prapper!

Thanks to the developers for donating their time and hard work!

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