# Split info in YEAR field

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-info-in-year-field/60124>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 19, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-info-in-year-field/60124 "2023-02-19T21:19:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ves](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ves/32/8693_2.png) [@Ves](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ves)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-info-in-year-field/60124/1 "2023-02-19T21:19:54Z")

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I have music files that have the following written in the 'YEAR' field

2023\2017-09-29

I'm looking to move the last date '2017-09-29' to the 'RELEASETIME' field.

Tried the following

![image](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/2/2aa5c24dd2489f1fb74a3d2d8c2dca0da6e0af53.png)

Also tried split field by separator, format value and guess value but can't understand how to do this.  
Which annoys me as I was able to make 4 other action after reading up a bit.

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-info-in-year-field/60124/2 "2023-02-19T21:23:50Z")

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Try an action of the type "Guess value" (if you are on a Mac: Import tag fields)  
Source: `$meta_sep(year,==)`  
Target string: `%year%==%releasetime%`

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**Author:** ![Ves](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ves/32/8693_2.png) [@Ves](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ves)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-info-in-year-field/60124/3 "2023-02-19T21:28:10Z")

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That solve it for me, thanks!

Would have never made the connection with '$meta\_sep' and '=='.

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-info-in-year-field/60124/4 "2023-02-19T21:32:14Z")

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Then `==` is just a trick to get a probably unique separator between the fields. It has no other special meaning.

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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:** [March 21, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/split-info-in-year-field/60124/5 "2023-03-21T21:33:08Z")

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