# Using Tag - Tag With Placeholders

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-tag-tag-with-placeholders/14027
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 23, 2012, 11:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-tag-tag-with-placeholders/14027 "2012-10-23T11:25:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![cloudwolf](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/71c47a/32.png) [@cloudwolf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cloudwolf)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2012, 11:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-tag-tag-with-placeholders/14027/1 "2012-10-23T11:25:35Z")

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Hi,

I have a number of files where the title tag is in the format "Artist / Title" (e.g. Disturbed / Stupefy"). I want to use the information in this field to populate the ARTIST and TITLE fields correctly.

I assumed I'd need to use the Tag - Tag option but am not sure how to do this.

I've read [this post](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/1350/6) which seems to suggest using %1 / %2 would work but putting %1 in the Format string box results in a "SYNTAX ERROR IN FORMATTING STRING" error.

All suggestions gratefully received!

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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2012, 11:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-tag-tag-with-placeholders/14027/2 "2012-10-23T11:36:47Z")

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> [@cloudwolf](#):
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> ...title tag is in the format "Artist / Title" (e.g. Disturbed / Stupefy"). ...

Create an action of the type "Guess values" (or synonym "Import tag fields") for TITLE  
Enter as format string:  
%artist% / %title%

I think you cannot split a field with the converter tag-tag ...

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### Author: ![cloudwolf](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/71c47a/32.png) [@cloudwolf](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cloudwolf)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2012, 11:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-tag-tag-with-placeholders/14027/3 "2012-10-23T11:52:04Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> Create an action of the type "Guess values" (or synonym "Import tag fields") for TITLE  
> Enter as format string:  
> %artist% / %title%
> 
> I think you cannot split a field with the converter tag-tag ...

Excellent, that did the trick. Thank you for your help 🙂

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### 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, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-tag-tag-with-placeholders/14027/4 "2026-02-09T12:24:08Z")

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