# Empty fields are not imported at converter Text File to Tag

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/empty-fields-are-not-imported-at-converter-text-file-to-tag/55227
**Category:** Mac
**Tags:** bug-fixed
**Created:** [November 26, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/empty-fields-are-not-imported-at-converter-text-file-to-tag/55227 "2021-11-26T01:36:50Z")
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### Author: ![rajanna](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@rajanna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rajanna)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/empty-fields-are-not-imported-at-converter-text-file-to-tag/55227/1 "2021-11-26T01:36:50Z")

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“%\_path%”;”%grouping%”  
fails to import, if the first row in the textfile  
“/somepath/song.mp3”;””

if the tag is blank for the first row, mp3tag fails to import. import button will be disabled

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/empty-fields-are-not-imported-at-converter-text-file-to-tag/55227/3 "2021-11-26T09:28:45Z")

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> [@rajanna](#):
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> “%\_path%”;”%grouping%”  
> fails to import, if the first row in the textfile  
> “/somepath/song.mp3”;””

Thanks for pointing. It seems like empty sequences are not matched by the text-file parser at the moment.

> [@rajanna](#):
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> if the tag is blank for the first row, mp3tag fails to import. import button will be disabled

This probably relates to the same problem, i.e., empty sequences not being matched.

I'll have a look at it.

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/empty-fields-are-not-imported-at-converter-text-file-to-tag/55227/4 "2021-12-10T11:41:44Z")

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I've fixed this with v1.3.2.

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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: [January 9, 2022, 11:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/empty-fields-are-not-imported-at-converter-text-file-to-tag/55227/5 "2022-01-09T11:42:02Z")

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