# Omit Track Number from Filename\>Title
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/omit-track-number-from-filename-title/10467
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 25, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/omit-track-number-from-filename-title/10467 "2010-05-25T14:39:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@david.mays](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/david.mays)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/omit-track-number-from-filename-title/10467/1 "2010-05-25T14:39:42Z")
Hi All,
First post so please help.
I'm trying to find a simple way to create title information from the filename. When I use the automated tool it (obviously) also picks up the full filename;
01-Song Name.mp3 (becomes) 01-Song Name.
Is there a string I'm missing to omit/ignore the first 3 letters/digits when converting? I did see a %dummy% string but no further info.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Fantastic tool by the way, very easy to use and very dependable - well done!
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/omit-track-number-from-filename-title/10467/2 "2010-05-25T14:55:32Z")
> [@PalatialDave](#):
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> ... I'm trying to find a simple way to create title information from the filename. When I use the automated tool it (obviously) also picks up the full filename;
> 01-Song Name.mp3 (becomes) 01-Song Name ...
Hello PalatialDave and welcome to Mp3tag,
you can split such filenames into two parts at the hypen separator using the "Filename - Tag" converter with the Formatstring:
**%TRACK%-%TITLE%**
The converter will set the tag field TRACK to the value of %TRACK% and the tag field TITLE to the value of %TITLE%.
If you do not need the track number to be stored in its own tag field, then use this Fomatstring:
**%DUMMY%-%TITLE%**
The %DUMMY% placeholder can be used at any place where you can think of to suppress a value.
If the Converter is able to evaluate the given Formatstring, then the dialog will display a preview of the created tag fields in spe.
DD.20100525.1855.CEST
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### Author:  [@david.mays](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/david.mays)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/omit-track-number-from-filename-title/10467/3 "2010-06-03T16:52:46Z")
DetlevD
You are a true Gent!
I had been manually selecting and then manually deleting the first three digits of the track name. This tip works an absolute treat.
Thanks very much for your prompt reply - puts real faith into forums like this.
Thanks again - and I would like to also congratulate the team on a cracking little piece of software.
Warmest regards
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/omit-track-number-from-filename-title/10467/4 "2026-02-09T12:22:24Z")