# Remove Characters from middle of Tag
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-characters-from-middle-of-tag/12061
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [May 30, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-characters-from-middle-of-tag/12061 "2011-05-30T16:31:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@450](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/450)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-characters-from-middle-of-tag/12061/1 "2011-05-30T16:31:34Z")
Hello mp3tag,
Here is what I'm trying to do:
Title (Before): 1-01 Chrono Trigger - Presentment
Title (After): Presentment
Disc (After): 1
Track (After): 01 (I'd prefer if the 0 can be preserved)
1 is the disc number, 01 is the track number. I'd like to automatically set the disc and track number in the appropriate fields if possible. Setting the album automatically isn't necessary.
I have about 1000 files in this format, so I'd like to create an Action but I'm not sure about how to format it. Some help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-characters-from-middle-of-tag/12061/2 "2011-05-30T16:51:00Z")
> [@450](#):
>
> ... Here is what I'm trying to do:
> Title (Before): 1-01 Chrono Trigger - Presentment
> Title (After): Presentment
> Disc (After): 1
> Track (After): 01 (I'd prefer if the 0 can be preserved)...
If you want to convert from filename to tag-fields, then see there:
[Converter](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/8016/3)
See also another practical usage for the converter when foldernames are involved too:
[Extracing ID3 information (artist, title, etc) from file name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/12056/2)
If you want to convert from one tag-field to multiple tag-fields, then you can use the action "Guess values".
Source Format:
%TITLE%
Formatstring:
%DISC%-%TRACK% %ALBUM% - %TITLE%
or maybe ...
%DISCNUMBER%-%TRACK% %ALBUM% - %TITLE%
If you do not need the ALBUM value, then you may use this formatstring:
%DISCNUMBER%-%TRACK% %DUMMY% - %TITLE%
Please read the Forum FAQ and read the threads from thousands of other users with the same theme as yours.
By the way ... what has the topic line _"Remove Characters from middle of Tag"_ to do with the described problem?
DD.20110530.2110.CEST
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### Author:  [@450](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/450)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-characters-from-middle-of-tag/12061/3 "2011-05-30T17:29:42Z")
Sorry about that. I changed my thoughts after I typed out the topic. I forgot to change it back.
I somehow missed the FAQ when I searched about this on Google.
Thanks for the information.
EDIT: DetlevD, thanks for your help. When I tried it myself, I didn't include the dashes which led to an incorrect output. Thanks again!