# Adding a tag to an empty field

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-a-tag-to-an-empty-field/62832>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 21, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-a-tag-to-an-empty-field/62832 "2023-11-21T19:32:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![BiilD58](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BiilD58](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BiilD58)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-a-tag-to-an-empty-field/62832/1 "2023-11-21T19:32:01Z")

</div>

I'm trying to add to the Genre tag. The field is empty and nothing I've tried works.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [November 21, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-a-tag-to-an-empty-field/62832/2 "2023-11-21T19:37:05Z")

</div>

You simply set the genre text and then save the changes.  
Where and how did you try to set the genre?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![BiilD58](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BiilD58](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BiilD58)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-a-tag-to-an-empty-field/62832/3 "2023-11-21T19:50:33Z")

</div>

I tried to do a global replace using Replace and Replace with Regular Expression. It wants something in the field to replace.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [November 21, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-a-tag-to-an-empty-field/62832/4 "2023-11-21T19:52:40Z")

</div>

To do that globally, use an action of the type "Format value" for GENRE.  
SImply enter the new genre as  
Format string  
and run the action.

Alternatively, set the genre in the tag panel and press Ctrl-S  
or Convert\>Tag-Tag for Genre and a corresponding format string

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![BiilD58](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BiilD58](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BiilD58)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-a-tag-to-an-empty-field/62832/5 "2023-11-21T20:02:02Z")

</div>

That worked. Thank you

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [November 21, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-a-tag-to-an-empty-field/62832/6 "2023-11-21T20:06:47Z")

</div>

Great.  
Just for the background info: if there is no data in a field, then the field does not exist. There is no such thing as a "table" in the file for which one has to fill the cells.  
This means that you cannot replace something that is not there with something else.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-a-tag-to-an-empty-field/62832/7 "2023-12-21T20:07:22Z")

</div>

This topic was automatically closed 30 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.