# converting filename to tag **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converting-filename-to-tag/3526 **Category:** Support **Created:** [July 4, 2006, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converting-filename-to-tag/3526 "2006-07-04T23:37:05Z") **Posts on this page:** 4 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![somercamb](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@somercamb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/somercamb) #### Post date: [July 4, 2006, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converting-filename-to-tag/3526/1 "2006-07-04T23:37:05Z")
i did look for this answer before posting. I just DLed the the current version and am trying to convert my TAGs by having the program read the filenames, but when the box opens I cannot hit OK because it is dimmed and not press-able. Am I doing something wrong? cheers paul ---
### Author: ![Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/sebastian_mares/32/9285_2.png) [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares) #### Post date: [July 5, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converting-filename-to-tag/3526/2 "2006-07-05T02:50:30Z")
You have to enter a formatstring that matches the filename pattern. ---
### Author: ![somercamb](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@somercamb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/somercamb) #### Post date: [July 6, 2006, 2:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converting-filename-to-tag/3526/3 "2006-07-06T02:07:53Z")
Figured it out- thanks! i used %title% .... ---
### 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, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/converting-filename-to-tag/3526/4 "2026-02-09T12:19:48Z")