# Delete part of string
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-part-of-string/18203
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [August 28, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-part-of-string/18203 "2016-08-28T14:49:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@cpr.slagelse](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cpr.slagelse)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-part-of-string/18203/1 "2016-08-28T14:49:57Z")
Is it possible for Mp3Tag (2.51) to solve a timetaking manuel proces for me?
I am editing a lot of music and have a lots of LPs with mixed artist..... and the title and artist
is always listed in "title" as this: The Raiders - Hocus Pocus (The Raiders is the artist and Hocus Pocus is the title)
How can i separate??
A solution would be to say: Delete alle charaters left of the "-" ...... then i can move to other fields and cnage left to right 🙂
Is that possible?????
Best regards
Ritter
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-part-of-string/18203/2 "2016-08-28T16:59:09Z")
Use an action of the type "Guess value" for %title%
Pattern: %artist% - %title%
and if you want to get rid of the first part altogether and not overwrite that what is stored in ARTIST already:
Pattern: %dummy% - %title%
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### Author:  [@cpr.slagelse](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cpr.slagelse)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/delete-part-of-string/18203/3 "2016-08-28T17:47:31Z")
> [@Ritter](#):
>
> Is it possible for Mp3Tag (2.51) to solve a timetaking manuel proces for me?
>
> I am editing a lot of music and have a lots of LPs with mixed artist..... and the title and artist
> is always listed in "title" as this: The Raiders - Hocus Pocus (The Raiders is the artist and Hocus Pocus is the title)
>
> How can i separate??
>
> A solution would be to say: Delete alle charaters left of the "-" ...... then i can move to other fields and cnage left to right 🙂
>
> Is that possible?????
>
> Best regards
> Ritter
1000 thanks "Ohrenkino"it works perfect 🙂 Wauuuuuu
Ritter