# Insert value into a field

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/insert-value-into-a-field/6628
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 13, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/insert-value-into-a-field/6628 "2008-04-13T12:53:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![nadeem](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/8491ac/32.png) [@nadeem](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nadeem)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/insert-value-into-a-field/6628/1 "2008-04-13T12:53:51Z")

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I'm sure this is fairly obvious but I've not used mp3tag for a while and have lost my previous setup including actions.

I want to put VA - Various Artists into the Band field via an action how do I do this please?

Thanks

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### Author: ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2008, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/insert-value-into-a-field/6628/2 "2008-04-13T13:26:43Z")

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"Format value" action

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### Author: ![nadeem](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/8491ac/32.png) [@nadeem](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nadeem)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/insert-value-into-a-field/6628/3 "2008-04-14T21:40:30Z")

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Thank you - I was trying the wrong action!!!

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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, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/insert-value-into-a-field/6628/4 "2026-02-09T12:20:53Z")

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