# Tagging **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [February 6, 2015, 7:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging/16575 "2015-02-06T07:59:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![darkmyble2008](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@darkmyble2008](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/darkmyble2008)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 7:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging/16575/1 "2015-02-06T07:59:03Z")
Hi to anyone out there.. I apologise in advance if this topic/query has been covered before, I couldn't find what I was looking for and perhaps through a lack of knowledge overlooked it in other topics. The Problem I'd like help with is quite simple.. If I have an .MP3 file which has a filename (for example) 02 - ABBA - The Name Of The Game.mp3 and the tag information such as 'Title' is exactly the same but without the track number or extension (like this) ABBA - The Name Of The Game but the 'Artist' Section it's been filled with 'Various' What action do I take, to get information from the 'Filename' in order to fill the 'Title' with just the title of the song.. and fill the 'Artist' with just the artist.. I realise this will have some form of string attached to it to do this, but I am totally flummoxed as to how.. is there a string/command that enables me to copy text before or after a separator and apply that to a given field perhaps? is that a way to do it... I'm hoping someone can help.. I am a fairly well educated man and whilst my knowledge of 'tagging' is limited I am happy to learn in order to save time.. I am a stickler for well maintained music files.. and this would help me not have to sit tirelessly going through albums which have not been tagged properly. Thanks in advance Mark ---
**Author:** ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 11:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging/16575/2 "2015-02-06T11:53:55Z")
> [@Mark Dyble](#): > > The Problem I'd like help with is quite simple.. > > If I have an .MP3 file which has a filename (for example) > > 02 - ABBA - The Name Of The Game.mp3 > > and the tag information such as 'Title' is exactly the same but without the track number or extension (like this) > > ABBA - The Name Of The Game > > but the 'Artist' Section it's been filled with 'Various' There are different ways to handle that. At first: 'Various' is something that should be in the albumartist-tag if ypou have samplers or albums with different artists, not in the artist tag. In your example you can build up your tags from the filename. Action-type: Guess values Source format: %\_filename% Guessing pattern: %track% - %artist% - %title% ---
**Author:** ![darkmyble2008](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@darkmyble2008](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/darkmyble2008)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging/16575/3 "2015-02-06T15:50:12Z")
> [@poster](#): > > There are different ways to handle that. > At first: > 'Various' is something that should be in the albumartist-tag if ypou have samplers or albums with different artists, not in the artist tag. > > In your example you can build up your tags from the filename. > Action-type: Guess values > Source format: %\_filename% > Guessing pattern: %track% - %artist% - %title% Brilliant.. thank you so much.. I am stickler for tagging and I would of spent hours and hours making sure the correct data was in the right field.. and indeed yes i do like to implement (on a multi artist album) that 'album artist' is always filled with 'Various Artists'. My friends and family think i#m bonkers for being so meticulous and I have to admit I do suffer from slight OCD.. but irrespective of that a large collection must be maintained well and tagging is a very important part of that. Thank you again Regards Mark ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging/16575/4 "2026-02-09T12:25:31Z")
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