# How transfer tags' multiple values to new tags using an action?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-transfer-tags-multiple-values-to-new-tags-using-an-action/15087
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [October 9, 2013, 8:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-transfer-tags-multiple-values-to-new-tags-using-an-action/15087 "2013-10-09T08:51:25Z")
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### Author: ![pastic](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/pastic/32/10715_2.png) [@pastic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pastic)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2013, 8:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-transfer-tags-multiple-values-to-new-tags-using-an-action/15087/1 "2013-10-09T08:51:25Z")

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Hi,

I thought this would be straightforward but it wasn't.  
I have an action (see screenshot) that copies the ARTIST field to ALBUMARTIST and ALBUM ARTIST. Now I have begun with multiple values in the artist field but when running the action only the first value is copied to the two other fields.

How can I get the action to copy all values?

Thanks!

 ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/2/2854fd2865adfe1b6977549c04ca54d9dae11773.jpg)

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### Author: ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2013, 9:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-transfer-tags-multiple-values-to-new-tags-using-an-action/15087/2 "2013-10-09T09:36:47Z")

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T=5  
F=ALBUMARTIST  
1=$meta\_sep(artist,\\)

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### Author: ![pastic](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/pastic/32/10715_2.png) [@pastic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pastic)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2013, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-transfer-tags-multiple-values-to-new-tags-using-an-action/15087/3 "2013-10-09T12:01:20Z")

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Thanks for your reply!  
Could you please elaborate, though, since I am not that well versed in title formatting.  
Are these values I should enter into the definition of my action before the format values?

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#### Post date: [October 9, 2013, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-transfer-tags-multiple-values-to-new-tags-using-an-action/15087/4 "2013-10-09T12:26:14Z")

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> [@pastic](#):
>
> Thanks for your reply!  
> Could you please elaborate, though, since I am not that well versed in title formatting.  
> Are these values I should enter into the definition of my action before the format values?

No. This is the content of the Action-file (\*.mta) where your action is stored, when you save it.

If you want to create your action with the action-menue just take $meta\_sep(artist,\\) **instead** of %artist% as format-string.