# Applying actions automatically

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-actions-automatically/53982
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 5, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-actions-automatically/53982 "2021-08-05T10:42:52Z")
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### Author: ![ceo54](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@ceo54](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ceo54)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2021, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/applying-actions-automatically/53982/6 "2021-08-05T21:21:47Z")

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Thank you for the response. Found the solution here:

> [@Remove parenthetical phrase from filename?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parenthetical-phrase-from-filename/2201/7):
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> Please note that in old threads (like this one) sometimes some of the characters are swallowed up by the forum display parser. should read: \s\*\(.\*\)

@poster mentioned ""Format Value" for \_FILENAME" say if I want to rename the the files using "Format Value" action, what do I need to put in the "Format String" to get the %track% %title% format?

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