# Copy tag field to another if blank

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag-field-to-another-if-blank/12201
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 26, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag-field-to-another-if-blank/12201 "2011-06-26T20:42:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![lestat0109](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lestat0109](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lestat0109)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag-field-to-another-if-blank/12201/1 "2011-06-26T20:42:52Z")

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I want to copy the artist field to the album field only if the album field is blank. Please help.

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### Author: ![mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag-field-to-another-if-blank/12201/2 "2011-06-26T22:56:28Z")

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New Action: Format Value  
Field ALBUM  
Format string:  
$IF(%ALBUM%,%ALBUM%,%ARTIST%)

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### Author: ![lestat0109](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lestat0109](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lestat0109)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag-field-to-another-if-blank/12201/3 "2011-06-26T23:51:55Z")

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Seems to work great! Thank you!

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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: [February 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag-field-to-another-if-blank/12201/4 "2026-02-09T12:23:11Z")

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