# Trying to combine file name parts to a tag in different order
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-combine-file-name-parts-to-a-tag-in-different-order/68843
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 12, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-combine-file-name-parts-to-a-tag-in-different-order/68843 "2025-06-12T21:16:12Z")
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### Author:  [@ChipR](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ChipR)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-combine-file-name-parts-to-a-tag-in-different-order/68843/1 "2025-06-12T21:16:12Z")
I receive many mp3 audio files for dance comps. The format is always fixed. If is a duet so two names the format is catagory\_level\_1st person last name\_1st person first name\_2nd person first name\_2nd person lastname.
id like title to be names as 1st person first 1st person last & 2nd person first 2nd person last
then catagory to Artist and level to Album
I'm doing it with several passes now
convert filename\>tag with `%artist%_%album%_%composer%_%title%_%genre%_%comment%`
so now name parts are in several "temp" locations
second pass puts name parts all together in right order
convert tag\>tag with `%title% %composer% & %genre% %comment%`
then clear all temp stuff from composer, genre and comments
I gotta think there is a better way of doing this all directly but can' figure one out!!
\*\*\* ok when I posted this the convert filename to tag separators \_ got dropped between most of the six tag types no idea why
thanks for any ideas
chip
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-combine-file-name-parts-to-a-tag-in-different-order/68843/2 "2025-06-12T21:28:26Z")
> [@ChipR](#):
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> \*\*\* ok when I posted this the convert filename to tag separators \_ got dropped between most of the six tag types no idea why
See here for formatting hints:
> [@Hints for asking Support Requests](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hints-for-asking-support-requests/56190#use-formatting-when-necessary-4):
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> If you need support using Mp3tag, you can help the community members that are about to support you in finding a solution or workaround to your problem, by following these simple guidelines. Be descriptive, also in what you’ve already tried Please give a short explanation what’s not working as expected or what you’re trying to achieve. It’s best to know any details about the problem at hand and especially, what steps you’ve already tried to solve it by yourself. Helpful information also includ…
I am not sure that I understand what happens as you use regular field names and call them
> [@ChipR](#):
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> temp stuff
In which field do you want the data to appear? TITLE or are we talking about the filename (which is not really a tag field)
Could you show us a real filename, the function with which you retrieve the data and the desired result?
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### Author:  [@ChipR](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ChipR)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-combine-file-name-parts-to-a-tag-in-different-order/68843/3 "2025-06-12T21:34:59Z")
real filename as emailed to me:
Jazz group\_level3\_Jones\_Suzie\_Annie\_Brown.mp3
want TITLE to be Suzie Jones & Annie Brown
ARTIST to be Jazz group
ALBUM to be level 3
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-combine-file-name-parts-to-a-tag-in-different-order/68843/4 "2025-06-12T21:44:22Z")
> [@ChipR](#):
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> Jazz group\_level3\_Jones\_Suzie\_Annie\_Brown
Try an action group of the type "Guess value"
Source string: `$replace($regexp(%_filename%,(.*?)_(.*?)_(.*),$1==$2==$3),_, )`
Guessing pattern: %artist%==%album%==%title%
The `&` will have to be entered manually as it is hard to guess where to split the 4 words
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trying-to-combine-file-name-parts-to-a-tag-in-different-order/68843/5 "2025-07-12T21:44:32Z")
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