# Get taginfo from filename

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-taginfo-from-filename/12117
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 8, 2011, 6:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-taginfo-from-filename/12117 "2011-06-08T06:44:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![cookiesmonster](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/8edcca/32.png) [@cookiesmonster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cookiesmonster)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2011, 6:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-taginfo-from-filename/12117/1 "2011-06-08T06:44:32Z")

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Hi,

My filenames are as followes

01.Artist - Songname.mp3

How can i get the artist name and the songname in seperate collums?

With kind regards

Thomas

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### Author: ![mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2011, 6:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-taginfo-from-filename/12117/2 "2011-06-08T06:54:41Z")

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Filename - Tag (ALT + 2)  
Format String: %dummy%.%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, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-taginfo-from-filename/12117/3 "2026-02-09T12:23:09Z")

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