# 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:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### 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: [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](#): > > I already used the Convert -\> text file to tag function and it worked but it replaced the comment section Is > [@jeanjan](#): > > 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): > > 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% --- _[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-a-string-not-replace-it/50526)._