# Tab directive for external file tag update

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tab-directive-for-external-file-tag-update/57054
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [April 16, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tab-directive-for-external-file-tag-update/57054 "2022-04-16T14:19:02Z")
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### Author: ![fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fpefpe)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tab-directive-for-external-file-tag-update/57054/1 "2022-04-16T14:19:02Z")

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Would it be possible to add a directive call (say) _tab_ so when building the patten for the format of the external file the directive _tab_ will look for the character "tab" 0x09 to parse the values for the values i the file?