# Updateing Artist Field
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateing-artist-field/57309
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 15, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateing-artist-field/57309 "2022-05-15T12:40:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateing-artist-field/57309/1 "2022-05-15T12:40:08Z")
Hi All.
I lke to move the THE from the end of artist and have look at exsamples but i can't figure out what i'm doing incorrect. i tried
action
format value
field Artist
string the %arist%
result i'm getting is the Temptatons the
how can i remove the the from the end please?
---
### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateing-artist-field/57309/2 "2022-05-15T13:00:57Z")
> [@dp19](#):
>
> THE from the end of artist
You can start with this existing example
> [@Simple switch in the same field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-switch-in-the-same-field/18792/6):
>
> Action of the type "Replace with regular expression" for ARTIST Search string: The (.\*) Replace string: $1, The
You just have to swap it to your needs.
---
### Author:  [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateing-artist-field/57309/3 "2022-05-15T16:11:58Z")
LynicsLover Thank You That did the trick.
---
### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateing-artist-field/57309/4 "2022-05-15T16:14:10Z")
The help others in this community too:
Could you please share your working solution?
---
### Author:  [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateing-artist-field/57309/5 "2022-05-22T04:53:50Z")
Hey Guys i have tried the exsample given in all sorts of way and i can't get it the remove the The from the End to the beginning.
77S The
action replace with regular expression
artist
regular expression $1,The
replace String The (.\*)
where am i going wrong Please
note i lost all actions when i did a reinstall of mp3tag
---
### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2022, 5:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateing-artist-field/57309/6 "2022-05-22T05:15:10Z")
> [@dp19](#):
>
> 77S The
Where is the comma that you use in
> [@dp19](#):
>
> regular expression $1,The
?
---
### Author:  [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateing-artist-field/57309/7 "2022-05-22T11:10:13Z")
here what i've done screenshot
---
### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2022, 11:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateing-artist-field/57309/8 "2022-05-22T11:13:27Z")
What I try to point out:
If you define a regular expression with a pattern that contains a comma but the data that you treat with it does not have a comma, it will not work.
Also, you have mixed up the regular expression with the Replace string. The field contents in the dialogue should be swapped.
---
### Author:  [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateing-artist-field/57309/9 "2022-05-22T13:28:01Z")
This would work if your current Artist was “77s, The” but it is actually “77s The” without a comma.
---
### Author:  [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateing-artist-field/57309/10 "2022-05-22T14:23:00Z")
so is there a way to do this without a comma and without doing it by hand for thouands of files.
---
### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateing-artist-field/57309/11 "2022-05-22T15:09:58Z")
> [@dp19](#):
>
> without a comma
yes. leave out the comma in the search pattern.
---
### Author:  [@dp19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dp19)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateing-artist-field/57309/12 "2022-05-22T15:52:42Z")
Awesome it works and i have copied this action, Thank You
---
### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2023, 7:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updateing-artist-field/57309/13 "2023-05-29T07:49:08Z")
This topic was automatically closed 30 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.