# External variables

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/external-variables/54888
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 26, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/external-variables/54888 "2021-10-26T16:55:29Z")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/external-variables/54888/2 "2021-10-26T17:05:13Z")

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I just used the search function and found this thread:

> [@%\_username% as placeholder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/username-as-placeholder/40898):
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> It would be nice to have the ability to write in an export or action the username. For: [https://docs.mp3tag.de/export](https://docs.mp3tag.de/export) e.g. (First line of an export file) $filename(C:\Users\%\_username%\Desktop\filename.txt,utf-8)

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