# Wrong Import with Multi-Value Field

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wrong-import-with-multi-value-field/16091
**Category:** Fixed Bugs
**Tags:** bug-fixed
**Created:** [September 1, 2014, 11:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wrong-import-with-multi-value-field/16091 "2014-09-01T11:47:18Z")
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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2014, 8:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wrong-import-with-multi-value-field/16091/2 "2014-09-02T08:48:02Z")

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> [@Nature](#):
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> ... Since the first value is the same, it doesn't do anything, leaving the field as is, and therefore not removing the second value (Chill-out) as it should.  
> It only happens when trying to import _only one value_. If importing at least two values, even if they already exist, it will clear the remaining values correctly. ...

How to test for a multi-value tag-field ...

**$if($neql($meta(GENRE,1),),'multi-value','standard')' tag-field'****$if($eql($meta(GENRE,1),),'standard','multi-value')' tag-field'**

If you know in advance that a multi-value tag-field should be changed overall, ...  
then use the new value appended with the string '\\' ...

Field: Genre  
Current Value="New Age\\Chill-out"  
Imported Value="New Age\\"  
New Value="New Age"

See also ...  
[/t/12626/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/12626/1)  
[/t/11800/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/11800/1)

DD.20140902.1253.CEST

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