# Problem with \\\\

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with/44883
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 18, 2019, 7:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with/44883 "2019-03-18T07:54:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1

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### Author: ![thaiskylab](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@thaiskylab](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thaiskylab)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2019, 7:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with/44883/1 "2019-03-18T07:54:17Z")

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24-Cosmic Rays\Le Sun Ra\Arkestra - Bye Bye

How do I split the \ in this case artist to 24- Cosmic Rays & Le Sun Ra & Arkestra - Bye Bye  
\ to &

funny after posting the two \ becomes only one   
two \ \ next to each other NO SPACES. Top line is not as I posted \ \ together NO Spaces  
Not one \ but two \ \ No Spaces

 ![Pix026](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/9/95b8b1e98a67e031e9bd40d01bc656c472c91c76.jpeg)

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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: [March 18, 2019, 9:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with/44883/2 "2019-03-18T09:06:54Z")

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It looks to me as though you have a multi-value field.  
There is an action that merges such fields (Merge duplicate fields).  
Field: ARTIST  
Separator: `&`

(To keep the formatting as it is, enclose such strings in the Accent Grave Character (direction top left to bottom right)

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### Author: ![thaiskylab](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@thaiskylab](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thaiskylab)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2019, 9:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with/44883/3 "2019-03-18T09:39:31Z")

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Amazing help. Who would have known that? I could not find anything in documents. Works great. Thanks

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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, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with/44883/4 "2026-02-09T12:27:59Z")

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