# Search and replace/delete function missing
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-and-replace-delete-function-missing/1249
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [August 26, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-and-replace-delete-function-missing/1249 "2004-08-26T17:48:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@pfanni7020](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pfanni7020)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-and-replace-delete-function-missing/1249/1 "2004-08-26T17:48:28Z")
Impressed by the functionalty of this program, I'm missing the so called
> search\< and \>search and replace\< function.
> At the moment I'm converting all my CDs into MP3-files with the idea in mind to get me a car radio, which understands and displays ID3-TAG infos.
I retrieve the infos like title, interpret, album etc. with NERO 6 from [freedb.org](http://freedb.org)
Some of this info is a bit messy like some [freedb.org](http://freedb.org) giving the info
> interpret title\<, \>interpret\<, \>album\<. In this case I have to delete the interpret, which was added to the title of the song.
Additionally I've got a question:
Why do groups like "Johnny & The Hurricanes" appear as
"Johnny && The Hurricanes" ? Is there any reason??
Your quick reply will be appreciated.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2004, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-and-replace-delete-function-missing/1249/2 "2004-08-26T18:03:34Z")
You can get the info from freedb via Mp3tag too, where you can specify a formatstring which splits artist/title combination to the right tag fields.
Otherwise you have to use some replace with regular expression actions. You can find a description of this feature in Mp3tag's help file or the [FAQ](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/1).
> [@](#):
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> Why do groups like "Johnny & The Hurricanes" appear as
> "Johnny && The Hurricanes" ? Is there any reason??
Can't reproduce it here. I think you only have to remove the double ampersand and save the tag.
Best regards,
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@Rijkstra](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rijkstra)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2004, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-and-replace-delete-function-missing/1249/3 "2004-09-02T15:11:07Z")
> [@](#):
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> Why do groups like "Johnny & The Hurricanes" appear as
> "Johnny && The Hurricanes" ? Is there any reason??
The double ampersand makes sense only in a certain context. Certain controls on forms translate a single ampersand into an underscore, so the string must be converted to display correctly. How many times have you seen "Johnny \_the Hurricanes" in programs where the programmer neglected to do this? I suppose there is always a chance that one of these ampersand fixes could permanently change a string in a rare situation if the programmer is not careful.