# Mp3Tag and Album Art...Syntax error?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-and-album-art-syntax-error/7933
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 14, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-and-album-art-syntax-error/7933 "2009-02-14T23:57:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@oobergeek](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/oobergeek)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-and-album-art-syntax-error/7933/1 "2009-02-14T23:57:45Z")
Hey all...
Newbie to Mp3Tag and this forum so hopefully I won't be asking too many stupid questions..🙂
I do have one regarding adding album art to my tags. I've been doing it rather effortlessly for the last month now since I've been using Mp3Tag but have recently run into a problem, and I'm hoping this forum can help?.
When I try to add my album art to my tags I get this error
Greatest Hits[SYNTAX ERROR IN FORMATTING STRING] cannot be accessed. \<- last part of error message.
Help is much appreciated!.
p.s. My tags contain no prior Album Art.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-and-album-art-syntax-error/7933/2 "2009-02-15T15:47:13Z")
Do you add album art via an action Import cover? What format string are you using?
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### Author:  [@oobergeek](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/oobergeek)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-and-album-art-syntax-error/7933/3 "2009-02-16T00:09:52Z")
Thanks for your reply Florian...
Sorry for not being more descriptive in my initial post. Yes I am importing my album art via the action Import Cover. The second part of your question is probably why I'm having the trouble because I am confused as to what 'format string' is..?.
My method has been to use the action Import Cover and then choose a .jpg CD cover file, then hit OK and the album art has been imported. Now for some strange reason this process no longer works and I get syntax errors.
Just had a thought?. Is there a difference between .jpg and .jpeg?.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-and-album-art-syntax-error/7933/4 "2009-02-16T12:45:21Z")
Looks like the name of the directory the cover is stored in contains some special characters which confuse Mp3tag, e.g., ', [, or]
Please let me know whether that's the case.
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### Author:  [@oobergeek](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/oobergeek)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-and-album-art-syntax-error/7933/5 "2009-02-16T15:19:13Z")
That was it Florian. The directory name contained an ' (apostrophe) and when I removed it I was able to add the album art.
Thanks again!
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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/mp3tag-and-album-art-syntax-error/7933/6 "2026-02-09T12:21:23Z")