# Automatic Playlist Creation

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatic-playlist-creation/889
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [March 10, 2004, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatic-playlist-creation/889 "2004-03-10T12:44:31Z")
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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: [January 30, 2016, 9:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatic-playlist-creation/889/10 "2016-01-30T09:24:44Z")

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> [@FRauANtje](#):
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> This works - one .m3u in each directory.  
> One qustion, one issue: 🙂  
> Question: Can i use the name of the directory as filename for .m3u?
> 
> Issue: As the .m3u is alredy in the directory, I just need the filenames in the .m3u. But mp3tag 2.73 generate lists either with filenames relative to work dir or with full path...
> 
> Thank you in advance 🙂

Instead of  
%\_directory%\%artist% - %album%.m3u  
you can use  
%\_directory%\%\_directory%.m3u

If you want a special m3u, use the export function to generate a playlist with just the format you need.

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