# \[X\] '$put or $puts in $if' bug
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-put-or-puts-in-if-bug/5352
**Category:** No Bugs
**Created:** [August 26, 2007, 6:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-put-or-puts-in-if-bug/5352 "2007-08-26T06:01:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Stevest](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Stevest)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2007, 6:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-put-or-puts-in-if-bug/5352/1 "2007-08-26T06:01:18Z")
Hi,
I've found a bug in MP3Tag v2.39 (and it remains in v2.39a) export.
If I put a $put or $puts command in the second or third place (in place of 'do if true', 'do if false') in an $if statement, the command will be executed independently of my conditions.
Here is a stupid example, run it some audio files having fields ARTIST and TRACK:
$filename(test.txt)$loop($num(%track%,2))
$num(%track%,2)
$if(%artist%,Artist OK,$put(ctr,$num(%track%,2) no artist))
%artist% - $get(ctr)
$loopend()
As you can see, the variable ctr should be nothing if the audio file has the field ARTIST. BUT it changes in every iteration.
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2007, 7:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-put-or-puts-in-if-bug/5352/2 "2007-08-26T07:16:00Z")
No, you must place $put before the $if like here:
[/t/3144/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/3144/1)
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### Author:  [@Stevest](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Stevest)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2007, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-put-or-puts-in-if-bug/5352/3 "2007-08-26T19:35:14Z")
Thank you very much. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-put-or-puts-in-if-bug/5352/4 "2018-12-28T14:20:28Z")
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