# ACTION: How to pull part of Title into Artist field
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-how-to-pull-part-of-title-into-artist-field/12588
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 12, 2011, 9:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-how-to-pull-part-of-title-into-artist-field/12588 "2011-10-12T09:09:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@windmiller](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/windmiller)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2011, 9:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-how-to-pull-part-of-title-into-artist-field/12588/1 "2011-10-12T09:09:19Z")
I have about 50 compilations where the Artist field has the Album name and the Tile and File Name are composed of Track - Artist.flac
So what I want to do is pull the Artist name out of the Title or File Name and into the Artist field with an Action but I'm not sure which one to use.
The formatting is the same on all of them.
Jump For Joy - Prince Francis
or
Jump For Joy - Prince Francis.flac
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2011, 10:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-how-to-pull-part-of-title-into-artist-field/12588/2 "2011-10-12T10:07:27Z")
You could use the Converter "Filename - Tag" with the mask
%title% - %artist%
if the TITLE is fine and only the ARTIST should be filled with the data from the filename then use this mask:
%dummy% - %artist%
(there are also action to import tags from tags or to split tags into several tags - but as the converter has a preview function it may reassure you that you got the mask right)
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### Author:  [@windmiller](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/windmiller)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-how-to-pull-part-of-title-into-artist-field/12588/3 "2012-05-29T16:14:29Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> You could use the Converter "Filename - Tag" with the mask
> %title% - %artist%
> if the TITLE is fine and only the ARTIST should be filled with the data from the filename then use this mask:
> %dummy% - %artist%
>
> (there are also action to import tags from tags or to split tags into several tags - but as the converter has a preview function it may reassure you that you got the mask right)
Unfortunetly on about half of them the Title has the same data as the file name. Any idea how I can handle this?
Example
File name is: 01 - Jah Mike - Lovers Rock
Title is: Jah Mike - Lovers Rock
I want the file name to be 01 - Loves Rock and Artist to be Jah Mike
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### Author:  [@DJ\_Mucke](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJ_Mucke)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-how-to-pull-part-of-title-into-artist-field/12588/4 "2012-05-29T16:42:22Z")
> [@windmiller](#):
>
> File name is: 01 - Jah Mike - Lovers Rock
> Title is: Jah Mike - Lovers Rock
> I want the file name to be 01 - Loves Rock and Artist to be Jah Mike
look it:
File name is: x1 - _ **x2** - **x3** _\_
File name is: 01 - Jah Mike - Lovers Rock
Title is: Jah Mike - Lovers Rock
I want the file name to be 01 - Loves Rock and Artist to be Jah Mike
File name: x1 - _ **x3** _\_\_ **_x2_**
File name: 01 - Loves Rock\_\_\_Jah Mike
File name: **%title% - %artist% - %title%**
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-how-to-pull-part-of-title-into-artist-field/12588/5 "2026-02-09T12:23:23Z")