# Sugestion for Help: Clarification of \_rel placeholders
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sugestion-for-help-clarification-of-rel-placeholders/8741
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [August 8, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sugestion-for-help-clarification-of-rel-placeholders/8741 "2009-08-08T14:28:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sugestion-for-help-clarification-of-rel-placeholders/8741/1 "2009-08-08T14:28:20Z")
On [https://docs.mp3tag.de/format/#export](https://docs.mp3tag.de/format/#export)
says
%\_filename\_rel% Relative file name
%\_folderpath\_rel% Relative path without file name
Given that the first is inconsistent with %\_filename% (it includes extension whereas %\_filename% does not) and neither says what the paths are relative to (e.g. Export output file, current directory) please could this be clarified e.g.
%\_filename\_rel% Filepath including extension, relative to Export output file
%\_folderpath\_rel% Folderpath relative to Export output file
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sugestion-for-help-clarification-of-rel-placeholders/8741/2 "2009-08-08T15:05:25Z")
This export script sometimes can help ...
[Export\_Mp3tag\_system\_fields.mte](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c7f1b65d35ee7d600bc4955890a18f0b680b82a5.mte) (1.85 KB)
DD.20090808.1905.CEST
[Export\_Mp3tag\_system\_fields.mte](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c7f1b65d35ee7d600bc4955890a18f0b680b82a5.mte) (1.85 KB)
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### Author:  [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sugestion-for-help-clarification-of-rel-placeholders/8741/3 "2009-08-09T12:12:44Z")
Actually this is more accurate:
%\_filename\_rel% Filepath including extension, relative to Export output file if output and track files are on same drive, else absolute
%\_folderpath\_rel% Folderpath relative to Export output file if output and track files are on same drive, else absolute
(Thanks Florian for ensuring this handles **..\ cases.)**
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### Author:  [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sugestion-for-help-clarification-of-rel-placeholders/8741/4 "2009-08-09T12:21:24Z")
> [@DetlevD](#):
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> This export script sometimes can help ...
> [Export\_Mp3tag\_system\_fields.mte](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c7f1b65d35ee7d600bc4955890a18f0b680b82a5.mte) (1.85 KB)
Agreed, but still complete documentation is good, I think. Not least because a test script like that does not readily reveal teh different things some placeholders do under different conditions e.g. %\_folderpath\_rel%.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sugestion-for-help-clarification-of-rel-placeholders/8741/5 "2009-08-10T18:42:01Z")
Thanks, I'll update it with the next release.