# dynamic playlist filenames?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dynamic-playlist-filenames/18342
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 17, 2016, 6:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dynamic-playlist-filenames/18342 "2016-10-17T06:36:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@regi100](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/regi100)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2016, 6:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dynamic-playlist-filenames/18342/1 "2016-10-17T06:36:06Z")
dear guys,
I have an additional questions, is it possible to create dynamic names of the \*.m3u playlists like:
%artists-%album%.m3u
Unfortunately that is not working, any ideas?
Or do I really have to set up a fixed name for these files?
Thanks and cheers!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2016, 6:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dynamic-playlist-filenames/18342/2 "2016-10-17T06:46:33Z")
> [@regi](#):
>
> ...
> %artists-%album%.m3u
>
> Unfortunately that is not working, any ideas?
Well, it should be (if at all):
%artist%-%album%.m3u
Still, it does not work as you have to set a string constant if you want to create a playlist with the built-in function.
Yet, you can create an export that outputs a text file in the format of a playlist. And for an export filename, it is allowed/possible to use variables.
Here is an example:
[/t/13912/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/13912/1)
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### Author:  [@regi100](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/regi100)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2016, 7:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dynamic-playlist-filenames/18342/3 "2016-10-17T07:05:40Z")
thank you very much ohrenkino!
that solved it! by the way, what you ment when saying "(if at all)"?
by the way one more question please 😉
I have a common folder structure like that
artist1
\_\_album1
\_\_\_\_tracks
\_\_album2
\_\_\_\_tracks
\_\_album3
\_\_\_\_tracks
artist2
\_\_album1
\_\_\_\_tracks
artist3
\_\_album1
\_\_\_\_tracks
\_\_album2
\_\_\_\_tracks
Is it possible to drag the root (wehere all artist name folders are) to mp3tag and hit "save" so in each album folder will be created a %artist%-%album%.m3u?
I am a bit unsure if that works before I mess up my audio collection 🙂
thx again!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2016, 9:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dynamic-playlist-filenames/18342/4 "2016-10-17T09:13:52Z")
> [@regi](#):
>
> ... hit "save" so in each album folder will be created a %artist%-%album%.m3u?
> ...
Not quite - it is: "for each album folder will be created a ... m3u"...
The generated file can then be found in the current work directory.
Unless you enter a fully qualified path as filename for the export, e.g.:
e:\music\%artist%\%album%\%artist%-%album%.m3u
PS: the "if at all" was just a little reference to the invalid syntax of "%artists-%album%.m3u" - the field is called %artist%. Your example had an "s" too many and a "%" too few. But nevermind.
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### Author:  [@regi100](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/regi100)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2016, 9:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dynamic-playlist-filenames/18342/5 "2016-10-17T09:27:18Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> Not quite - it is: "for each album folder will be created a ... m3u"...
> The generated file can then be found in the current work directory.
>
> Unless you enter a fully qualified path as filename for the export, e.g.:
> e:\music\%artist%\%album%\%artist%-%album%.m3u
>
> PS: the "if at all" was just a little reference to the invalid syntax of "%artists-%album%.m3u" - the field is called %artist%. Your example had an "s" too many and a "%" too few. But nevermind.
THANK YOU so much Ohrenkino, that helped a lot!
Cheers
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dynamic-playlist-filenames/18342/6 "2026-02-09T12:26:29Z")