# Import tags not working
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-not-working/7169
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 10, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-not-working/7169 "2008-09-10T10:26:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@proton](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/proton)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-not-working/7169/1 "2008-09-10T10:26:25Z")
Forum members,
I am trying to import 2 tags from a text file in the format Artist^Composer for app. 200 songs but the import is not working.
Initially I thought that the problem that the MP3 tag editor does not refresh on it's own, but when I open them in iTunes I still see the old (wrong) tags.
I even tried the Action route for one tag at a time, but that too is not working.
Has anyone come across this problem before. After searching through the forums I did not find any thread where this problem was reported.
Any help from forum members will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-not-working/7169/2 "2008-09-10T13:07:10Z")
> [@proton](#):
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> ... I am trying to import 2 tags from a text file in the format Artist^Composer ...
Having a textfile which contains a line e. g. "value1^value2" and using converter textfile-tag with formatstring "%V1%^%V2%" Mp3tag creates two tagfields named "V1" and "V2" with each content of "value1" resp. "value2".
I see no problem.
DD.20080910.1705.
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### Author:  [@proton](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/proton)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-not-working/7169/3 "2008-09-10T21:18:14Z")
> [@DetlevD](#):
>
> Having a textfile which contains a line e. g. "value1^value2" and using converter textfile-tag with formatstring "%V1%^%V2%" Mp3tag creates two tagfields named "V1" and "V2" with each content of "value1" resp. "value2".
> I see no problem.
>
> DD.20080910.1705.
Thanks for replying to my post DD.
The issue is resolved. The APEv2 option was not selected and so I was not able to change the tags. After selecting that and unchecking all under Remove option, I was able to Import the required tags.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-tags-not-working/7169/4 "2026-02-09T12:21:05Z")