# CONVERT YEAR

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-year/16411
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [December 14, 2014, 9:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-year/16411 "2014-12-14T09:35:32Z")
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### Author: ![Thg6276](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Thg6276](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Thg6276)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2014, 9:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-year/16411/1 "2014-12-14T09:35:32Z")

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Good day,

I need help please !

I have a lot flac file which is noted as year for example : 1999 11 10

I would like to convert in 1999 only

How to manage this please ?

Thanks in advance  
Thierry

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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: [December 14, 2014, 9:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-year/16411/2 "2014-12-14T09:43:03Z")

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Create an action of the value "Format value" for YEAR  
Format string: $left(%year%,4)

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### Author: ![Thg6276](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Thg6276](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Thg6276)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2014, 9:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-year/16411/3 "2014-12-14T09:46:25Z")

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Thank you for your usal help

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2024, 7:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-year/16411/4 "2024-10-25T07:25:19Z")

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