how to subctract a part of filename ??

ippopom · 12-16-2012, 10:16 AM

Hi to all

I'm trying to import some ebook in my library.
Using regular expression to exctract author and title from filename ((?P<author>[^_]+) - (?P<title>.+)) work fine but I need to subctract a string from filename that is not part of the title but it repeat in all filenames.

Under an example:

David Green - The great war (philiph collection)

importing this ebook the result is:

Author: David Green ....that is ok
Title: The great war (philip collection)

I need to avoid the string :"(philip collection)" from all imported ebook.

Is there a way to do that ?

really TnX in advance for help.

By Ippopom

theducks · 12-16-2012, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ippopom

Hi to all

I'm trying to import some ebook in my library.
Using regular expression to exctract author and title from filename ((?P<author>[^_]+) - (?P<title>.+)) work fine but I need to subctract a string from filename that is not part of the title but it repeat in all filenames.

Under an example:

David Green - The great war (philiph collection)

importing this ebook the result is:

Author: David Green ....that is ok
Title: The great war (philip collection)

I need to avoid the string :"(philip collection)" from all imported ebook.

Is there a way to do that ?

really TnX in advance for help.

By Ippopom

The bulk metadata editor has a search and replace (on a tab).

do you know REGEX ?
\(.+\) should trap the paren and contents, you will need more patterns

ippopom · 12-16-2012, 12:08 PM

Sorry theducks but I don't understand your answer .... (my English level I suppose sorry again)

wallcraft · 12-16-2012, 12:31 PM

theducks is suggesting you remove the offending text from the title after it is imported, by using the bulk metadata editor. Look in Edit metadata > Edit metadata in bulk -> Search and replace.

In your case replacing " (philip collection)" with nothing should be all you need.

ippopom · 12-16-2012, 12:35 PM

tnx both for answer. I found the option in bulk metadata and I'll try (after a backup

.

theducks · 12-16-2012, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ippopom

tnx both for answer. I found the option in bulk metadata and I'll try (after a backup

.

Backups are good

specially when trying new stuff.

good luck The nice thing about the Bulk Search and replace tool, is you can see the results before you commit

12-16-2012, 10:16 AM	#1
ippopom Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: palm tungsten T5	how to subctract a part of filename ?? Hi to all I'm trying to import some ebook in my library. Using regular expression to exctract author and title from filename ((?P<author>[^_]+) - (?P<title>.+)) work fine but I need to subctract a string from filename that is not part of the title but it repeat in all filenames. Under an example: David Green - The great war (philiph collection) importing this ebook the result is: Author: David Green ....that is ok Title: The great war (philip collection) I need to avoid the string :"(philip collection)" from all imported ebook. Is there a way to do that ? really TnX in advance for help. By Ippopom

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12-16-2012, 12:08 PM	#3
ippopom Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: palm tungsten T5	Sorry theducks but I don't understand your answer .... (my English level I suppose sorry again)

12-16-2012, 12:31 PM	#4
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	theducks is suggesting you remove the offending text from the title after it is imported, by using the bulk metadata editor. Look in Edit metadata > Edit metadata in bulk -> Search and replace. In your case replacing " (philip collection)" with nothing should be all you need.

12-16-2012, 12:35 PM	#5
ippopom Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: palm tungsten T5	tnx both for answer. I found the option in bulk metadata and I'll try (after a backup .

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