Re: how to handle multi value tags?

Erica Lina <[email protected]> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:02:06 +0000
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You are welcome=2E=20

I can help too=2E=20
Especially the search and filters=2E

I also added some fields to Flac a year ago or so=2E

Erica


Le 18 f=C3=A9vrier 2026 22:37:19 GMT+01:00, "=E0=A4=B8=E0=A4=AE=E0=A5=80=
=E0=A4=B0 =E0=A4=B8=E0=A4=BF=E0=A4=82=E0=A4=B9 Sameer Singh" <lumarzeli30@g=
mail=2Ecom> a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0:
>On Wed, Feb 18, 2026 at 4:45=E2=80=AFPM Erica Qi <EricaLinaQi@proton=2Eme=
> wrote:
>>
>> I worry about a snowball of brittleness created be munging names togeth=
er=2E
>>
>> Editing, adding, displaying and searching would then be required to dyn=
amically create names as they try to access the data=2E  A search for multi=
ple artists in a field would become a ugly thing=2E
>>
>> What about turning those fields into a list of values when more than on=
e value exists=2E  A simple test could detect them and do the right thing i=
n each scenario=2E
>
>Yeah, this sounds reasonable=2E I will try doing this=2E
>
>Thank You=2E
>
>>
>> Editing, adding, displaying and searching could use their best mechanis=
ms accordingly without making up variable names everywhere on a record by r=
ecord basis=2E
>>
>> Erica
>

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<html><head></head><body><div dir=3D"auto">You are welcome=2E <br><br>I can=
 help too=2E <br>Especially the search and filters=2E<br><br>I also added s=
ome fields to Flac a year ago or so=2E<br><br>Erica<br></div><br><br><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"auto">Le 18 f=C3=A9vrier 2026 22:37:19 GMT=
+01:00, "=E0=A4=B8=E0=A4=AE=E0=A5=80=E0=A4=B0 =E0=A4=B8=E0=A4=BF=E0=A4=82=
=E0=A4=B9 Sameer Singh" &lt;lumarzeli30@gmail=2Ecom&gt; a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0:=
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<pre class=3D"k9mail"><div dir=3D"auto">On Wed, Feb 18, 2026 at 4:45=E2=80=
=AFPM Erica Qi &lt;EricaLinaQi@proton=2Eme&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1p=
x solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir=3D"auto"><br> I worry about a=
 snowball of brittleness created be munging names together=2E<br><br> Editi=
ng, adding, displaying and searching would then be required to dynamically =
create names as they try to access the data=2E  A search for multiple artis=
ts in a field would become a ugly thing=2E<br><br> What about turning those=
 fields into a list of values when more than one value exists=2E  A simple =
test could detect them and do the right thing in each scenario=2E<br></div>=
</blockquote><div dir=3D"auto"><br>Yeah, this sounds reasonable=2E I will t=
ry doing this=2E<br><br>Thank You=2E<br><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmai=
l_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729f=
cf; padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir=3D"auto"><br> Editing, adding, displaying =
and searching could use their best mechanisms accordingly without making up=
 variable names everywhere on a record by record basis=2E<br><br> Erica<br>=
</div></blockquote><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></pre></blockquote></div></b=
ody></html>
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