# Import multiline tag data **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [April 12, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-multiline-tag-data/41409 "2018-04-12T18:08:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bmcelvan](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@bmcelvan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bmcelvan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-multiline-tag-data/41409/1 "2018-04-12T18:08:39Z")
Was just made aware that you can use CTRL+Enter to add a line in a multiline field. I LOVE this especially when it comes to the COMMENT field. However, I have encountered a problem. If I have the comment field as this: flac8\_1.3.2 - Lame\_3.99.5\_v2\_92dB, Recorded June 1977, Released September 1, 1977 and export and import using %comment% it works just fine. However if I change the COMMENT field to this: flac8\_1.3.2 - Lame\_3.99.5\_v2\_92dB Recorded June 1977 Released September 1, 1977 it seems to export okay, when I look at the text file it has added two "returns" like the field does but when I try to import it (Convert--\>Text file to tag) it breaks the import. I can think of two options to fix this but don't know how to do either. 1 - Is there a way to export the %comment% field so that it doesn't include hard returns in the text file but rather a symbol or a text string/function that mp3tag understands when it is imported? or 2 - How do I modify the import string to understand the hard returns are part of the field itself? Any ideas? Thanks ---
**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:** [April 12, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-multiline-tag-data/41409/2 "2018-04-12T18:38:29Z")
One line is one record for one file. So you have to keep the data in one line - and remove/replace the line breaks with something else, preferably a printable character. So, for your export, instead of using the plain %comment% try `$regexp(%comment%,\r\n,==)` After the import you run an action that replaces == with $char(13)$char(10) ---
**Author:** ![bmcelvan](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@bmcelvan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bmcelvan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-multiline-tag-data/41409/3 "2018-04-12T18:54:02Z")
Thanks for the info, I will give it a try. Cheers! ---
**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/import-multiline-tag-data/41409/4 "2026-02-09T12:27:22Z")