# "Actions" variable questions

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-variable-questions/44032
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 27, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-variable-questions/44032 "2018-12-27T02:23:29Z")
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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 27, 2018, 9:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-variable-questions/44032/2 "2018-12-27T09:31:29Z")

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> [@wallywalters](#):
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> variable in Actions that can return the numerical place of a given song in a list of songs

there is the variable %\_counter% that counts each file in a set of selected files.

> [@wallywalters](#):
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> Also, how can I prepend the %track% variable with a number and a dash (like "02-")

see the FAQs: [Actions and batch-operations - #5 by dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-and-batch-operations/967/5)

Yet, I would not do that as the field TRACK is defined as being numeric with the exception of the / to separate the total number.

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