# Formatstring at Filename - Tag doesn't match

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatstring-at-filename-tag-doesnt-match/55485>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 11, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatstring-at-filename-tag-doesnt-match/55485 "2021-12-11T18:29:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ac91a4/32.png) [@Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fritz57)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatstring-at-filename-tag-doesnt-match/55485/1 "2021-12-11T18:29:45Z")

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I stumbled on this which was exactly what I needed.  
Worked great with 3 vols of the same LP.  
But one won't take no matter what I try.  
Mark all.  
Quit, Mark all.  
Any suggestions as to what the issue might be?

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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:** [December 11, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatstring-at-filename-tag-doesnt-match/55485/2 "2021-12-11T18:35:55Z")

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> [@Fritz57](#):
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> Any suggestions as to what the issue might be?

hard to say, as

> [@Fritz57](#):
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> no matter what I try.

you don't tell us what you tried (i.e. which function you use), what the filename looks like, what kind of files these are and whether you checked the files for consistency if they refuse to be tagged.

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**Author:** ![Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ac91a4/32.png) [@Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fritz57)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatstring-at-filename-tag-doesnt-match/55485/3 "2021-12-11T20:20:56Z")

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![Screen Shot 2021-12-11 at 3.16.20 PM](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c92f4b8b99bcd36a256ea3adf99aee2be89ea38f.png)  
 ![Screen Shot 2021-12-11 at 3.19.58 PM](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f63b73b8ec8a8ca9b2f43e7da8e0c3f281a355de.png)

the files are consistent, near as I can tell.

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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:** [December 11, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatstring-at-filename-tag-doesnt-match/55485/4 "2021-12-11T20:27:55Z")

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The pattern in your filename is  
number hyphen number blank words blank hyphen blank words  
The pattern in your format string is  
field blank hyphen blank field blank hyphen blank field  
So: they don't match.

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**Author:** ![Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ac91a4/32.png) [@Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fritz57)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatstring-at-filename-tag-doesnt-match/55485/5 "2021-12-11T20:50:15Z")

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ah ha. I see that now.  
Fixed. Thanks ohrenkino.  
Now hopefully I can get the numbering where I want it.

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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:** [December 11, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatstring-at-filename-tag-doesnt-match/55485/6 "2021-12-11T20:53:39Z")

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you could try  
%discnumber%-%track% %artist% - %title%

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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:** [February 9, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/formatstring-at-filename-tag-doesnt-match/55485/7 "2026-02-09T12:29:33Z")

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