# How to import a text file into a field

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-a-text-file-into-a-field/19794>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 9, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-a-text-file-into-a-field/19794 "2018-02-09T13:50:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-a-text-file-into-a-field/19794/1 "2018-02-09T13:50:56Z")

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As I was creating an action, I noticed a selection: Import a Text File.

Is it possible to import a text file into a field populated.

Example.

I have txt files within each album that contains artist, instruments, recording dates, etc.

example.

Ira B.txt

Can I import the txt file into a field and it shows the information as such, or does in simply makes a link to the field.

Alto Saxophone: Tyler Richardson  
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone:  
Baritone Saxophone: Ross Rizzo, Jr.  
Bass: Lance Jeppesen  
Bass Trombone: Tim Hall  
Design, Graphics: Shaina House  
Drums: Charlie McGhee

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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:** [February 9, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-a-text-file-into-a-field/19794/2 "2018-02-09T14:26:18Z")

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The action "Import text file" imports the contents of the specified text file to the field given when configuring the action.

So it's not a "link" to the file and the actual content is imported.

Kind regards  
— Florian

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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:** [February 9, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-a-text-file-into-a-field/19794/3 "2018-02-09T14:36:21Z")

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You can import the contents of the file, if the data is all in a single line.  
So you would have to prepare the text data in such a way that you replace the line breaks in the source file with something else, a printable character like #, import the single line of data with # as separator, run an action that replaces the # with line breaks again, so that the field contents is formatted more nicely.

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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:** [February 9, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-a-text-file-into-a-field/19794/4 "2018-02-09T14:41:09Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> You can import the contents of the file, if the data is all in a single line.

This is a valid description for the **converter**"Text file - Tag" 🙂

> [@Beluna](#):
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> As I was creating an **action** , I noticed a selection: Import a Text File.

Kind regards  
— Florian

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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, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-a-text-file-into-a-field/19794/5 "2026-02-09T12:27:13Z")

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