# Action to replace characters in field

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-replace-characters-in-field/59394
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 14, 2022, 11:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-replace-characters-in-field/59394 "2022-12-14T11:32:44Z")
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### 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: [December 14, 2022, 11:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-replace-characters-in-field/59394/2 "2022-12-14T11:35:47Z")

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See e.g. here:

> [@Replacing "//"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replacing/15915):
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> I realize this is a simple request and I have tried several different approaches. The frustrating thing is this use to work flawlessly until I upgraded to the current version (2.61a), I was several revisions out of date. Replacing "\\" with "; " The example tag data would be "Mary Ann Kennedy\\Pam Rose\\Pat Bunch" The resulting tag data would be "Mary Ann Kennedy; Pam Rose; Pat Bunch" I created an action using replace (regular expression) which shows as: Regular expression "\_ALL:": "\\" -\> …

and perhaps here:

> [@Adding Genres (not replacing)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-genres-not-replacing/12473):
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> Hi - I was planning on adding some tags to genre on a number of albums, in order to easily be able to select and choose between my 24 bit and 16 bits albums. Can this be achieved with a script in MP3Tag? Add genre - keeping the existing genres (one, none or several). Thank you, Bjørn TOre

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