# Filename to Title
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-title/11216
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [December 1, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-title/11216 "2010-12-01T15:47:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@LarryLaser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LarryLaser)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-title/11216/1 "2010-12-01T15:47:07Z")
Hello All smart folks,
I am still trying to learn how to use the MP3TAG programing.
Currently I am trying to copy only a part or the Filename to the Title column.
- Filename (many to do)
- 01COL - Teaching in Parables.mp3
- 02COL - The Sower Went Forth to Sow.mp3
- 03COL - First the Blade, Then the Ear.mp3
- Title (empty)
How do I copy just the "Name" (like "Teaching in Parables") to the Title column. Each set I am working on is many, (this set is 29 .mp3's). I just want to place the Name, not the track# in the title column.
My search on the site "Filename to Title" comes back blank, because using "to" in the search, any search other way I find none that I am trying to learn about.
Thanks
Larry
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-title/11216/2 "2010-12-01T15:56:45Z")
Use "Convert \> Filename - tag" and enter
%dummy% - %title%
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### Author:  [@LarryLaser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LarryLaser)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-title/11216/3 "2010-12-01T16:12:03Z")
Nice work "dano"
one more question.
Is there a way to remove the blank space before and after the title name??
- Teaching in Parables
some are space before, and some are not.
- Asking to Give
Thanks "dano"
Larry
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-title/11216/4 "2010-12-01T16:18:42Z")
After you've imported the titles, you can run an action that removes the spaces:
[/t/967/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/1)
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### Author:  [@LarryLaser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LarryLaser)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-title/11216/5 "2010-12-01T16:52:43Z")
Ok, next question,
How do I import the titles, from a text file?
- 01PP-Why was Sin Permitted
- 02PP-The Creation
- 03PP-The Temptation and Fall
- 04PP-The Plan of Redemption
- 05PP-Cain and Abel Tested
- 06PP-Seth and Enoch
- 07PP-The Flood
- 08PP-After the Flood
- 09PP-The Literal Week
- 10PP-The Tower of Babel
to change the others?
- 1-001-PP.mp3
- 1-002-PP.mp3
- 1-003-PP.mp3
- 1-004-PP.mp3
- 1-005-PP.mp3
- 1-006-PP.mp3
- 1-007-PP.mp3
- 1-008-PP.mp3
- 1-009-PP.mp3
- 1-010-PP.mp3
This part of the instruction,
- Import text file
- Imports the contents of the text file specified by the absolute or relative filename into the specified tag field. You can use placeholders like %artist% or %album% within file name.
- Example: to copy the content of the file lyrics.txt to the lyrics field, set the field to UNSYNCEDLYRICS and the format string to lyrics.txt.
- Back to main page
either I don't understand it or It doesn't detail how?
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-title/11216/6 "2010-12-01T17:04:45Z")
Don't use the action, use "Convert \> Text file - tag"
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### Author:  [@LarryLaser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LarryLaser)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-title/11216/7 "2010-12-01T17:10:48Z")
Hello "dano"
I don't understand.
How should I create the text file and import it to fill in the Tags I need??
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-title/11216/8 "2010-12-01T17:19:18Z")
I thought this is the content of your text file:
01PP-Why was Sin Permitted
02PP-The Creation
03PP-The Temptation and Fall
04PP-The Plan of Redemption
...
means one line for each file.
You can load the file in the converter and use the string _%title%_ or _%dummy%-%title%_ to get it in the tags.
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### Author:  [@LarryLaser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LarryLaser)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-title/11216/9 "2010-12-01T17:26:03Z")
Yes, that is a file listing I have but I do not understand how to import the files to make the changes.
Is there not a "Step by Step" process instructions on how to do it??
I can not find out How to do the process.
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-title/11216/10 "2010-12-01T18:46:42Z")
Can you write again what exactly you want to achieve?
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### Author:  [@LarryLaser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LarryLaser)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-title/11216/11 "2010-12-01T20:12:56Z")
> [@dano](#):
>
> Can write again what exactly you want to achieve?
Still experimenting with it.
I wish there was a step to step data on the usage and using the scripts.
All I have found was comments, but not many visual and detailed instructions. Only answers like from you.
Thanks.
I am trying to standardizing my mp3 files.