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pgilbr1 · 01-02-2014, 02:38 PM

I am needing to create a regular expression to add new books to my library. The books are in Series Series-Index Title - Author format. The expression I am currently using works if all the books have a series, but if it only has the title it does not work.
(?P<series>[^_0-9-]*)(?P<series_index>[0-9.2]*)\s*(?P<title>[^_].+) -?\s(?P<author>[^_-]+)

How do I get the expression to check if the series is part of the book name?
Thanks for any help!!

01-02-2014, 02:38 PM	#1
pgilbr1 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle	How to format regular expression for adding books? I am needing to create a regular expression to add new books to my library. The books are in Series Series-Index Title - Author format. The expression I am currently using works if all the books have a series, but if it only has the title it does not work. (?P<series>[^_0-9-])(?P<series_index>[0-9.2])\s*(?P<title>[^_].+) -?\s(?P<author>[^_-]+) How do I get the expression to check if the series is part of the book name? Thanks for any help!!