# Way to "automate" setting the artist and album from the file name?

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/way-to-automate-setting-the-artist-and-album-from-the-file-name/52190>\
**Category:** Mac\
**Created:** [March 1, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/way-to-automate-setting-the-artist-and-album-from-the-file-name/52190 "2021-03-01T22:12:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/way-to-automate-setting-the-artist-and-album-from-the-file-name/52190/14 "2021-03-02T15:53:09Z")

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> [@Filter Expressions not working?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-expressions-not-working/51714):
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> Hi! Maybe I do sth wrong, but when I use any filter expression, nothing happens (no results). Filter only works with single words. (Version 1.0.0-beta.7 (29)). Having any idea what's the problem?

Complex Filter expressions are still in the makings 🙂

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