# Remove the "-" from date
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-the-from-date/64043
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 11, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-the-from-date/64043 "2024-03-11T22:50:52Z")
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### Author:  [@TsiAwd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TsiAwd)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-the-from-date/64043/1 "2024-03-11T22:50:52Z")
`$regexp($regexp(%_file_create_date%,'(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)','0000$3-00$2-00$1'),'0*(\d{4})-0*(\d{2})-0*(\d{2})','$1-$2-$3')` How do I strip the "-" out of this string to output 20240311?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2024, 6:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-the-from-date/64043/2 "2024-03-12T06:52:47Z")
See e.g. here:
> [@Tag: copy "Date Created" to Comment](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-copy-date-created-to-comment/5836/6):
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> Well I have a column to see when the date was added to so the raw dont work so well. I'm sure with Harald's string properly formated with %\_file\_create\_date% to output yearmonthday it would work but I have no idea how to accomplish that.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2024, 7:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-the-from-date/64043/3 "2024-03-12T07:49:21Z")
AFAIK the output of
`%_file_create_date%`
depends on your local Windows operating system language and settings.
In my German Windows 10, the unformatted content of the create date looks like this:
`31.03.2024`
also known as
`DD.MM.YYYY`
The regular expression to change it to `20240331` (without any dividing characters) would look like this
`$regexp(%_file_create_date%,'(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)','$3$2$1')`
You have to adjust the matching `(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)` part to the format you use in your local Windows.
The above regular expression only works for a date divided by dots and where DD is the first match, MM the second match and YYYY the third match.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2024, 7:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-the-from-date/64043/4 "2024-03-12T07:58:39Z")
If the %\_file\_create\_date% should simply be stripped from its hyphens, then try this
Format String: `$replace(%_file_create_date%,-,)`
It does not rearrange the sequence of data parts, though, as that depends on your local unit settings.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2024, 7:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-the-from-date/64043/5 "2024-04-11T07:58:43Z")
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