# Could be added the copy fild in the action?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/could-be-added-the-copy-fild-in-the-action/60210
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 26, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/could-be-added-the-copy-fild-in-the-action/60210 "2023-02-26T16:40:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@rama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rama)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/could-be-added-the-copy-fild-in-the-action/60210/1 "2023-02-26T16:40:41Z")
Hi
I have lots of albums without album artist field
I would love to copy from Artist field to Album Artist
there is the command replace , but does it copy ?
most of my music is in mp3 or AAC
thanks
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/could-be-added-the-copy-fild-in-the-action/60210/2 "2023-02-26T16:46:01Z")
See the FAQs:
> [@Actions and batch-operations](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-and-batch-operations/967/15):
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> How to copy one field value to another field? Example how to copy the content of the ARTIST field to the ALBUMARTIST field: Create a [new action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions/967/2) in an existing action group or make a new action group. Action type: Format value Field: ALBUMARTIST Format string: %artist% Note: If you want to copy all possible values of a field (in case you have multiple artist fields), the internal scripting function [$meta\_sep](https://docs.mp3tag.de/scripting) can be used in the format string, e.g., $meta\_sep(artist,\\\\)
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### Author:  [@rama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rama)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/could-be-added-the-copy-fild-in-the-action/60210/3 "2023-02-26T17:34:28Z")
> [@Actions and batch-operations](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-and-batch-operations/967/15):
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> $meta\_sep(artist,\\)
Hi
it works
but just to make it more easy a copy command could be usefull for the novice
thanks
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/could-be-added-the-copy-fild-in-the-action/60210/4 "2023-02-26T17:43:44Z")
I doubt that there are really a lot of fields with contents that has to be copied 1:1 to other fields.
The ARTIST/ALBUMARTIST may be the odd one out - but even there it does not always fit.
And so the Format value action is much more flexible.
For
> [@rama](#):
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> the novice
a glance at the [documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/) and [Howtos](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/howto/30) is always advisable.
Esp. as the search terms "copy field" would have led you to the HowTos straightaway.
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### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/could-be-added-the-copy-fild-in-the-action/60210/5 "2023-02-26T18:25:52Z")
> [@rama](#):
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> but just to make it more easy a copy command could be usefull for the novice
Easier than using a single action of Format Values and defining the source and destination?
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### Author:  [@rama](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rama)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/could-be-added-the-copy-fild-in-the-action/60210/6 "2023-02-26T18:47:29Z")
[ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
[MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
Hi
first i want to thank you all
sometime i use Foobar200 with Masstagger , it let me copy field very easly
thanks again
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/could-be-added-the-copy-fild-in-the-action/60210/7 "2023-03-28T18:48:04Z")
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