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Renaming files using parentheses () in filename

Dear all,
I'm trying to rename some songs using the powerful Foobar renaming system.
I have a problem with parentheses. I have some songs that have a main title and a subtitle ( have put it in the comment field).

I would like to rename files using this template:

[code]
%tracknumber% - %title% (%comment%)
[/code

But if I try to rename a song:

Title: There There
Comment : The Boney King Of Nowhere

i don't obtain my desired result that I expect:


09 - There There (The Boney King Of Nowhere).mp3

but:

09 - There there.mp3

I think this happens because () are special chars. How can I use this characters to rename my file?
I have 14 files to rename not only one file, I would like to make it with a single command, if possible :-)

Thanks

Renaming files using parentheses () in filename

Reply #1 –
%tracknumber% - %title% '('%comment%')'

And for a selection of tracks with and without comments:

%tracknumber% - %title%[ '('%comment%')']

Renaming files using parentheses () in filename

Reply #2 –
Thank you very much Frank, it is perfect :-D