# Lost with ALBUM ARTIST sript

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-with-album-artist-sript/57609>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 12, 2022, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-with-album-artist-sript/57609 "2022-06-12T12:12:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![tony.dekkers](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@tony.dekkers](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tony.dekkers)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-with-album-artist-sript/57609/1 "2022-06-12T12:12:13Z")

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To all Tagging Buddies...

I'm a scripting disaster and need help which, for many of you should be easy (i hope)

I whish to copy my ARTIST filed to the ALBUM ARTIST field in the following manner;

ARTIST field = A1 + A2 + A3 + A4 + A5

ALBUM ARTIST field I am looking for = A1 + A2 + A3 + A4 + A5; A1; A2; A3; A4; A5

I can manage to copy ARTIST field to ALBUM ARTIST, i can also manage to replace the '+' to and ';'  
But not as described above.

It's driving me bonkers and i really need help with this,

Be gentle with me, scripts are abracadabra to me, would realy need a step guide as simple as possible.

Many thanks in advance...

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**Author:** ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-with-album-artist-sript/57609/2 "2022-06-12T12:29:43Z")

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You could try the Convert TAG -\> TAG or press ALT + 5

![image](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/5/560f201ef57481c956390478056aeb261d92ce62.png)

Formatstring:  
`%ARTIST%;$replace(%ARTIST%, + ,; )`

Short explanation:  
Fill the content from %ARTIST% into ALBUMARTIST  
then add a semicolon  
then replace every space + space in the content of %ARTIST% with  
semicolon space

If you want to fill a custom field called ALBUM ARTIST (with a space between Album and Artist) then replace this field as target accordingly.

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**Author:** ![tony.dekkers](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@tony.dekkers](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tony.dekkers)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-with-album-artist-sript/57609/3 "2022-06-12T12:44:03Z")

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> [@LyricsLover](#):
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> %ARTIST%;$replace(%ARTIST%, + ,; )

Thank you soo much for the fast response, I'm gonna give it a try.

Hopefully one day i will understand scripting, until then am greatful for this forum and ofcourse the members 😄

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**Author:** ![tony.dekkers](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@tony.dekkers](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tony.dekkers)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-with-album-artist-sript/57609/4 "2022-06-12T12:50:03Z")

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feedback;

I added a single space to your example %ARTIST%; $replace(%ARTIST%, + ,; ) and now it works beautiful.

You really made my day, super excited now, I'm babbling...

Thank you 🖖

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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:** [July 12, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-with-album-artist-sript/57609/5 "2022-07-12T12:50:39Z")

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