# Can I execute an Action from within an Action?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-execute-an-action-from-within-an-action/18831
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 25, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-execute-an-action-from-within-an-action/18831 "2017-03-25T17:21:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@wallytek](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wallytek)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-execute-an-action-from-within-an-action/18831/1 "2017-03-25T17:21:05Z")
The Title says it all. I've looked high and low and can't find an answer. Can I execute an Action from within an Action? If so, how do I do it?
Thanks in advance
Brian Waldron
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-execute-an-action-from-within-an-action/18831/2 "2017-03-25T17:39:36Z")
> [@wallytek](#):
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> ... Can I execute an Action from within an Action? ...
Since your very first forum post from Oct 26 2012 you really did have much time to learn something about the Mp3tag built in features of actions and group of actions.
It is not possible to call one action resp. a group of actions from within an action.
It is possible to define a sequence of actions as one group of actions.
Beside that you may stack function calls within a formatstring.
DD.20170325.1947.CET
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### Author:  [@wallytek](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wallytek)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-execute-an-action-from-within-an-action/18831/3 "2017-03-25T17:51:50Z")
It's nice to have someone like you looking after us especially to have the time to go back and look at our actions on the forum. I don't spend most of my time studying the Mp3tag built in features of actions and group of actions as I assume you do. Your comments to others in this forum leaves me to believe you think you're the greatest thing since sliced bread. You're NOT.
Thanks for the reply and I'd appreciate it if you stayed away from any and all my posts.
Brian Waldron
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-execute-an-action-from-within-an-action/18831/4 "2017-03-25T18:00:11Z")
> [@wallytek](#):
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> It's nice to have someone like you looking after us .. I don't spend most of my time studying the Mp3tag built in features of actions and group of actions ... Thanks for the reply and I'd appreciate it if you stayed away from any and all my posts. Brian Waldron
Dear "wallytek" Brian Waldron, thank you for your kind words, your proposal will definitely save me some time for other problems.
DD.20170325.2000.CET
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-execute-an-action-from-within-an-action/18831/5 "2017-03-25T18:55:04Z")
> [@wallytek](#):
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> ... If so, how do I do it?...
here is an idea from 2009: [/t/9350/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/9350/1)
or here is another thread: [/t/13972/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/13972/1)
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### Author:  [@wallytek](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wallytek)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2017, 8:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-execute-an-action-from-within-an-action/18831/6 "2017-03-26T08:46:40Z")
Ohrenkino, thank you for your reply. I'll check it out.
Brian Waldron
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### Author:  [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-execute-an-action-from-within-an-action/18831/7 "2017-04-09T17:04:57Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> here is an idea from 2009: [/t/9350/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/9350/1)
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> or here is another thread: [/t/13972/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/13972/1)
And mine from 2015: [/t/16970/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/16970/1)
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-i-execute-an-action-from-within-an-action/18831/8 "2026-02-09T12:26:44Z")