# Newbie question

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question/14837>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 25, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question/14837 "2013-06-25T13:38:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![car313](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ecccb3/32.png) [@car313](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/car313)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question/14837/1 "2013-06-25T13:38:08Z")

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Dear People,

I am a newbie to this wondeful program as well as to the forum.

I was able to get simple operations like remove double spaces and digits, change the case, and fill empty tag filds.

Now I am finding it difficult to accomplish the following.

I have mp3 files (2186 of them), many of which have file names in this pattern-

filename: Pyar Manga Hai - College Girl.mp3  
album: Best Of Kishore Kumar  
title: Track08

filename: Mai Chup Raha - Anokhi Baat.mp3  
album: Sweet 60s  
title: Track04

What I want to do is

cut what is between the dash(-) and the dot (.) before the filename extension (mp3) and paste the contents into the 'album' field

That is,  
'College Girl' should relace 'Best Of Kishore Kumar' (in the first example)

and  
'Anokhi Baat' should replace 'Sweet 60s' in the second one.

I would very much be obliged if some one can kindly help.

car313

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question/14837/2 "2013-06-25T13:50:48Z")

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> [@car313](#):
>
> ....  
> filename: Pyar Manga Hai - College Girl.mp3  
> album: Best Of Kishore Kumar  
> title: Track08
> 
> filename: Mai Chup Raha - Anokhi Baat.mp3  
> album: Sweet 60s  
> title: Track04  
> ...'College Girl' should relace 'Best Of Kishore Kumar' (in the first example)
> 
> and  
> 'Anokhi Baat' should replace 'Sweet 60s' in the second one.
> 
> I would very much be obliged if some one can kindly help.
> 
> car313

Try Convert \> Filename - Tag  
Enter as mask:  
%dummy% - %album%

There is a preview in the dialogue.

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**Author:** ![car313](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ecccb3/32.png) [@car313](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/car313)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question/14837/3 "2013-06-25T14:33:38Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> Try Convert \> Filename - Tag  
> Enter as mask:  
> %dummy% - %album%
> 
> There is a preview in the dialogue.

Thanks one hell of a lot mr ohrenkino!  
You suggestion worked like a charm!

Thank you once again!

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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, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question/14837/4 "2026-02-09T12:24:33Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC