# Looking for help with the batch job to replace accented and non english characters

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**Created:** [July 17, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/looking-for-help-with-the-batch-job-to-replace-accented-and-non-english-characters/53779 "2021-07-17T14:51:19Z")
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### Author: ![Mufasa](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@Mufasa](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mufasa)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/looking-for-help-with-the-batch-job-to-replace-accented-and-non-english-characters/53779/3 "2021-07-17T19:52:56Z")

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Thank you very much.

I'm also trying to remove invalid characters that will not work in Windows.

things like ", ? etc in file names

I had a look at this thread but i'm not getting any joy

> [@How to Replace Illegal Characters Upon Writing Tags to Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-replace-illegal-characters-upon-writing-tags-to-filename/16397):
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> Hi Everybody, I have scoured the Mp3tag Scripting Functions, but cannot get this right: I want to replace the "illegal" Windows characters such as (:, ", ?, /, \*, |) and so forth, with any character of my own choosing, not just blank spaces. Can someone please help me with a script do just that? Also, how do I set it up so that every time Mp3tag writes the tag to filename, the illegal characters are replaced with my own? Thanks for your assistance. PS. I want to retain the "illegal" character…

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