# Add a string, not replace it
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-a-string-not-replace-it/50526
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 19, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-a-string-not-replace-it/50526 "2020-10-19T08:07:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@jeanjan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jeanjan)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-a-string-not-replace-it/50526/1 "2020-10-19T08:07:17Z")
Hi,
I’m going to explain you the whole thing I’m trying to do. I’m open to any suggestion to improve my workflow.
I’m tagging my files in the comment field with values coming from me.
I already wrote the values in a spreadsheet.
Energy from 1 to 10 (energy-01, energy-02…energy-10)
Style form 1 to 10 (style-01…style-10)
I’ve created a spreadsheet.
Worksheets are energy-01, energy-02…, style-01, style-02…style-10
Rows are like this in the worksheet energy-03 : Artist - Title (in the next cell) energy-03
I’d like to add the tag « energy-03 » to the comment section of the file
I want to add, not replace it.
I already used the Convert -\> text file to tag function and it worked but it replaced the comment section.
Thanks for your time
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2020, 8:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-a-string-not-replace-it/50526/2 "2020-10-19T08:37:58Z")
> [@jeanjan](#):
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> I already used the Convert -\> text file to tag function and it worked but it replaced the comment section
Is
> [@jeanjan](#):
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> energy-01, energy-02…, style-01, style-02…style-10
part of a record or only the name of a worksheet?
In general, there is a section in the FAQs how to add a string to a field
> [@Actions and batch-operations](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-and-batch-operations/967/5):
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> How to append the string " xyz" to the content of a tag field? Create a [new action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions/967/2) in an existing action group and choose Format value as action type. Field specifies the tag field the formatting rule should be applied to. Format string must have the field placeholder for the field selected above and the string which should be appended. Example: If you want to append the string " xyz" to the current value of the comment field: Action type: Format value Field: COMMENT Format string: %com…
If "enregy-03" is part of the record, do not import it to the target field directly but to a user-defined field first, e.g. %energy-comment%
Then use an action of the type "Format value" for comment with
Format string: %comment% %energy-comment%
Afterwards you may delete the field %energy-comment%
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-a-string-not-replace-it/50526/3 "2026-02-09T12:28:53Z")