# Can Convert Text File to Tag include cover images? **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [October 26, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-convert-text-file-to-tag-include-cover-images/19475 "2017-10-26T02:22:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dsmith0996](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@dsmith0996](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dsmith0996)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-convert-text-file-to-tag-include-cover-images/19475/1 "2017-10-26T02:22:04Z")
I use a program to keep an inventory of my movies and books. This program automatically downloads cover images and I would like to include them when I import my tags into mp3tag. I can export the path of the cover image into the same text file I use to import my other tags. Is there a way to add the cover images from that file using the full file path? For movies, I use a format string like below, but I have %dummy% where the cover image path is located. It would be so much easier to add a value so mp3tag could read the path and import the image. %\_filename\_ext%;;%title%;;%titlesort%;;%dummy%;;%ituneshdvideo%;;%itunesmediatype% Thanks for the help ---
**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 26, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-convert-text-file-to-tag-include-cover-images/19475/2 "2017-10-26T02:57:44Z")
Not in one go AFAIK. But if you know the path to the picture files, you can include this path and save it during the text import in a user-defined field, e.g. %picture\_path% And then you run an action of the type "Import cover from file" and enter as Format string: %picture\_path% ---
**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-convert-text-file-to-tag-include-cover-images/19475/3 "2017-10-26T03:06:27Z")
> [@Danny Smith](#): > > I use a program to keep an inventory of my movies and books. This program automatically downloads cover images and I would like to include them when I import my tags into mp3tag. I can export the path of the cover image into the same text file I use to import my other tags. Is there a way to add the cover images from that file using the full file path? ... Convert "Text File to Tag" means to import text values from a text file into text oriented tag fields. To import picture binary content there is an action "Import from cover file". You can import a filepath, which points to a picture file, into a tagfield having a name of your choice, e. g. 'CoverImagePath'. Afterwards you can apply the imported filepath by the tagfield content name %CoverImagePath% to reference the picture file within the action "Import cover from file". DD.20171026.0706.CEST ---
**Author:** ![dsmith0996](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@dsmith0996](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dsmith0996)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-convert-text-file-to-tag-include-cover-images/19475/4 "2017-10-30T02:22:17Z")
Thank you ohrenkino and DetlevD. That is exactly what I was looking for. I am going to give it a try tonight. Danny ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-convert-text-file-to-tag-include-cover-images/19475/5 "2026-02-09T12:27:04Z")