# Script Help

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/script-help/1473
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 22, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/script-help/1473 "2004-11-22T20:53:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1

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### Author: ![prashln](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@prashln](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/prashln)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/script-help/1473/1 "2004-11-22T20:53:27Z")

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hello,  
i am new to mp3tag but i must say i am loving it's simple yet effective style! i need some help with a script i am trying to write.  
i simply to need to set the title tag to be equal to the filename if and only if title is empty. how can i do this? (i am using the latest V 2.26)  
thanks,  
-prash.

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### Author: ![Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/sebastian_mares/32/9285_2.png) [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2004, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/script-help/1473/2 "2004-11-23T12:24:13Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> hello,  
> i am new to mp3tag but i must say i am loving it's simple yet effective style! i need some help with a script i am trying to write.  
> i simply to need to set the title tag to be equal to the filename if and only if title is empty. how can i do this? (i am using the latest V 2.26)  
> thanks,  
> -prash.
> 
> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>

Hi!

You can create a new action using the following properties:

**Format value**  
_Field:_ **TITLE**  
_Formatstring:_ **$if($eql(%title%,),%\_filename%,%title%)**

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2004, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/script-help/1473/3 "2004-11-23T12:55:31Z")

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Sebastian's formatstring uses the new syntax introduced with the current [Development Build](http://developer.mp3tag.de).

Best regards,  
~ Florian

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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, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/script-help/1473/4 "2026-02-09T12:19:16Z")

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