# \[X\] Using ' (ACII 39) in actions and converter

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-using-acii-39-in-actions-and-converter/18487
**Category:** No Bugs
**Created:** [December 4, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-using-acii-39-in-actions-and-converter/18487 "2016-12-04T13:20:27Z")
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### Author: ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-using-acii-39-in-actions-and-converter/18487/1 "2016-12-04T13:20:27Z")

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Using ACSII-character 39 (') in the converter or in actions you get a "Syntax error in formatting string".  
For Instance:  
Converter Tag-Tag  
Field: TITLE  
Format String: %title% (Editor's Choice)

will create "Syntax error in formatting string".

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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: [December 4, 2016, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-using-acii-39-in-actions-and-converter/18487/2 "2016-12-04T13:38:00Z")

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Isn't it that you have to use 2 ' to get one as a literal? Otherwise the ' serves as a part of the syntax to enclose strings and they then have to appear in pairs.

See e.g. the help: [https://docs.mp3tag.de/scripting](https://docs.mp3tag.de/scripting)

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### Author: ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-using-acii-39-in-actions-and-converter/18487/3 "2016-12-04T14:53:45Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> Isn't it that you have to use 2 ' to get one as a literal? Otherwise the ' serves as a part of the syntax to enclose strings and they then have to appear in pairs.

You are right.  
I looked in the help files because I had the suspicion that this could be a problem with a reserved character but I did not find it.

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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: [December 28, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-using-acii-39-in-actions-and-converter/18487/4 "2018-12-28T18:50:50Z")

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