# Action to replace "\[ \]" by "( )"
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-replace-by/12693
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 15, 2011, 8:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-replace-by/12693 "2011-11-15T08:45:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@shadow66](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shadow66)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2011, 8:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-replace-by/12693/1 "2011-11-15T08:45:46Z")
Hi. Could any of you smart guys make me a action, if possible. I like a action to change these symbols "[]" to these "( )". Without the quotation marks though. Would that be hard to do. Thanks.
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### Author:  [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2011, 9:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-replace-by/12693/2 "2011-11-15T09:00:20Z")
What about using [/t/967/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/1) ?
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### Author:  [@shadow66](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shadow66)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-replace-by/12693/3 "2011-11-15T13:46:20Z")
Which one? I see so many.
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-replace-by/12693/4 "2011-11-15T13:53:41Z")
> [@shadow66](#):
>
> Which one? I see so many.
Use the offered help right there where the link points to ...
"How do I replace the string "xyz" in tag-fields or filenames?"
[Actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/4)
... and follow the instructions.
Example ...
**$replace('square brackets [to] round brackets','[','(',']',')')**
... will give ...
'square brackets (to) round brackets'
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Edit.
Example for the tag-field TITLE ...
Action: Format value
Field: TITLE
Formatstring: **$replace(%TITLE%,'[','(',']',')')**
Example for the pseudo tag-field \_FILENAME ...
Action: Format value
Field: \_FILENAME
Formatstring: **$replace(%\_FILENAME%,'[','(',']',')')**
You can also use the action "Replace" to do so, but this will need two steps, collected in one group.
Begin Action Group **Test\_2011#20111116.Replace**
Action #1
_Actiontype 2:_ **Replace**
_Field \_\_\_\_\_\_:_ **TITLE**
_Original \_\_\_:_ **[**
_Replace with:_ **(**
[\_] Only as whole word [\_] Case sensitive comparison
Action #2
_Actiontype 2:_ **Replace**
_Field \_\_\_\_\_\_:_ **TITLE**
_Original \_\_\_:_ **]**
_Replace with:_ **)**
[\_] Only as whole word [\_] Case sensitive comparison
End Action Group **Test\_2011#20111116.Replace** (2 Actions)
If you need to know how to create a new action, then see also ...
[Actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/2)
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### Author:  [@shadow66](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shadow66)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-replace-by/12693/5 "2011-11-16T04:24:29Z")
> [@DetlevD](#):
>
> Use the offered help right there where the link points to ...
> "How do I replace the string "xyz" in tag-fields or filenames?"
> [Actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/4)
> ... and follow the instructions.
>
> Example ...
>
> **$replace('square brackets [to] round brackets','[','(',']',')')**
>
> ... will give ...
> 'square brackets (to) round brackets'
>
> DD.20111115.1840.CET
Sorry, but I don't understand that. I tried but I'm a novice. Could you make it for me. Thank you.
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2011, 5:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-replace-by/12693/6 "2011-11-16T05:24:59Z")
> [@shadow66](#):
>
> Sorry, but I don't understand that. I tried but I'm a novice. Could you make it for me. Thank you.
I did it already for you in my recommendation in post#4 above where I've added examples, please read again.
In general the Mp3tag FAQ areas and forums tutorial posts can help over the first hurdle ... so try harder ... follow the examples ... do understand.
Hmm ... I could make it for you in total, if you are willing to pay the traveling expenses or if you pay the shipping costs to send your computer to me. I do not want to use any remote maintenance software, because I do not know your computer system.
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### Author:  [@shadow66](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shadow66)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2011, 9:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-replace-by/12693/7 "2011-11-16T09:25:43Z")
> [@DetlevD](#):
>
> I did it already for you in my recommendation in post#4 above where I've added examples, please read again.
>
> In general the Mp3tag FAQ areas and forums tutorial posts can help over the first hurdle ... so try harder ... follow the examples ... do understand.
>
> Hmm ... I could make it for you in total, if you are willing to pay the traveling expenses or if you pay the shipping costs to send your computer to me. I do not want to use any remote maintenance software, because I do not know your computer system.
>
> DD.20111116.0745.CET
Hi. Well I got one of the bracket actions working from following your inputs. So I hope it works for my problem songs. Thanks.
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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-to-replace-by/12693/8 "2026-02-09T12:23:26Z")