# Split Field By A Multiple-character Separator

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-field-by-a-multiple-character-separator/11056
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [November 3, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-field-by-a-multiple-character-separator/11056 "2010-11-03T17:41:08Z")
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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-field-by-a-multiple-character-separator/11056/2 "2010-11-03T20:16:29Z")

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> [@LD PVL](#):
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> ... I searched Google and the forum index on this but couldn't find anything relevant. ...

This might be a Google problem.

> [@LD PVL](#):
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> ... In the help section it says _This action type allows for splitting values of a field into multiple separate fields based on a given separator character._ Can we use a multiple-character separator?...

What do you think?  
See also:  
[Tag-Feld aufteilen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/10702/1)

> [@LD PVL](#):
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> ...Like say if I want to split this field: Artist: The Luminous feat Alice Thomson, I can't use the separator to be: _feat_ or _"feat"_ or _'feat'_, it just messes up the field. ...

Use action "Guess values".

DD.20101103.2216.CET

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