# A list of strings **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [October 20, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-list-of-strings/15119 "2013-10-20T07:23:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mymonaro](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@mymonaro](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mymonaro)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-list-of-strings/15119/1 "2013-10-20T07:23:10Z")
Hello, I am new to this program. I wanted to number the tracks name in ascending order. However, the only thing I could find was in a Google search and this answered my question using the counter string. [/t/7077/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/7077/1) Where can I find a list of the different strings? I have found some in help section, but not the counter. Thanks, mymonaro ---
**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 7:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-list-of-strings/15119/2 "2013-10-20T07:57:12Z")
> [@mymonaro](#): > > I am new to this program. I wanted to number the tracks name in ascending order. However, the only thing I could find was in a Google search and this answered my question using the counter string. [/t/7077/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/7077/1) > > [](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/7077/1) [ What about Tools \ Autonumbering Wizard ? > [@](#): > > Where can I find a list of the different strings? I have found some in help section, but not the counter. ](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/7077/1) [[url="](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/7077/1)[Converters – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/converters)"][https://docs.mp3tag.de/converters://http://forums.mp3tag.de/index.php?s](https://docs.mp3tag.de/converters://http://forums.mp3tag.de/index.php?s)...\_converter.html ---
**Author:** ![JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/jj_johnson/32/67_2.png) [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 8:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-list-of-strings/15119/3 "2013-10-20T08:01:31Z")
You may also want to look into using the auto-numbering wizard to renumber tracks. It's at Tools \> Auto-number wizard... or Ctrl-k or use the ![:mt_trackwiz:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/fcf97a0c706e2b7e25f47869511be942ac5d9e8c.png ":mt\_trackwiz:") button. The 'strings' you're looking for are usually called 'placeholders' in Mp3tag. A list of them can be found on the Mp3tag Help page for Converters: [https://docs.mp3tag.de/converters](https://docs.mp3tag.de/converters) ---
**Author:** ![mymonaro](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@mymonaro](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mymonaro)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-list-of-strings/15119/4 "2013-10-20T21:57:03Z")
Thanks folks for the replies and suggestions. I had previously experimented with the "auto numbering wizard"; but this feature only numbers the "track" information area of the mp3 file. ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-list-of-strings/15119/5 "2013-10-21T04:16:50Z")
Well, what would you expect from a track numbering wizard? You would have to create a new filename if you want to have that changed. For this use the Convert \> Tag-Filename. Enter as mask: $num(%track%,2) - %\_filename% (provided you want to have the track number to be part of the filename) or $num(%\_counter%,2) - %\_filename% If you only want to have a seqence of numbers that probably have nothing to do with the track number. ---
**Author:** ![mymonaro](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@mymonaro](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mymonaro)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 3:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-list-of-strings/15119/6 "2013-11-01T03:55:11Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > Well, what would you expect from a track numbering wizard? > You would have to create a new filename if you want to have that changed. > For this use the Convert \> Tag-Filename. > Enter as mask: > > $num(%track%,2) - %\_filename% > (provided you want to have the track number to be part of the filename) > or > $num(%\_counter%,2) - %\_filename% > If you only want to have a seqence of numbers that probably have nothing to do with the track number. Thanks for the help. I was able to achieve what I wanted to with the title field by using the string you suggested, being $num(%\_counter%,2) - %\_filename% I went to Convert \> Tag-Tag and then in the title field mask I placed the string. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-list-of-strings/15119/7 "2026-02-09T12:24:42Z")
Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC