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ViktorShchedrin · 03-02-2011, 06:18 AM

i need advice if possible.

i have authors with the Calibre library - books added already - a lot - as - example -

Isaac Asimov and Asimov Isaac and Asimov, Isaac

otherwords "FN LN" and "LN FB" and "LN, FN" in the same library.

i would like to change all authors as Asimov, Isaac = LN, FN

is it possible RegEx or other way to change authors which are
"FN LN" and "LN FN" to "LN, FN" ?

i thinking it would be possible by edit metadata in bulk -> search and replace -> but i can't create RegEx cause i can't understand how to avoid space in case "LN, FN" existed.

Thank you.

03-02-2011, 06:18 AM	#47
ViktorShchedrin Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ukraine Kiev Device: sony prs 505	is it possible to sort mess of authors ? i need advice if possible. i have authors with the Calibre library - books added already - a lot - as - example - Isaac Asimov and Asimov Isaac and Asimov, Isaac otherwords "FN LN" and "LN FB" and "LN, FN" in the same library. i would like to change all authors as Asimov, Isaac = LN, FN is it possible RegEx or other way to change authors which are "FN LN" and "LN FN" to "LN, FN" ? i thinking it would be possible by edit metadata in bulk -> search and replace -> but i can't create RegEx cause i can't understand how to avoid space in case "LN, FN" existed. Thank you.