# Create Converter functionality via an Action
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-converter-functionality-via-an-action/6749
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 3, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-converter-functionality-via-an-action/6749 "2008-05-03T16:36:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Viper](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Viper)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-converter-functionality-via-an-action/6749/1 "2008-05-03T16:36:52Z")
I'm sure that there is a solution out there but after much effort and experimentation, I have given up trying to search/read this forum looking for what I need.
Here is what I now do: I have a whole bunch of Actions to format the FILENAME to look like this: %artist% - %title%.mp3 Those Actions also BLANK out the TITLE and ARTIST fields. Finally, I use the CONVERT Filename - Tag to create the TITLE and ARTIST fields from the FILENAME.
Question: Is there an ACTION that I can create that does the same as the CONVERT Filename - Tag to generate the TITLE and ARTIST fields from the FILENAME?
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-converter-functionality-via-an-action/6749/2 "2008-05-03T16:46:11Z")
Action type "Guess values" with source format %\_filename%
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### Author:  [@Viper](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Viper)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-converter-functionality-via-an-action/6749/3 "2008-05-03T18:04:20Z")
Ok, I tried your suggestion but can't make it work!
How do I individually copy the TWO fields in the FILENAME (Artist - Title) each to the corresponding TITLE and ARTIST columns?
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### Author:  [@Viper](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Viper)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-converter-functionality-via-an-action/6749/4 "2008-05-03T18:21:53Z")
Dano, forget it I seem to have found a way.
I was unaware that the Guessing Pattern could have more than one argument until I tried it and it worked.
Thanks for your help in pointing me in the right direction.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-converter-functionality-via-an-action/6749/5 "2026-02-09T12:20:55Z")