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Jamamkaase · 09-14-2014, 03:41 PM

Hi,

can be banal, but I cannot figure it out and I could not find it really covered in old posts

ISBN is in titles of already imported into the library books (not in a file name)
ISBN, 10 or 13 digits, is contained within the title text string (not just isbn no., and not at the beginning, not following a specific pattern, but often (again, not only) after "ISBN")

e.g.
Author - Title of the Book - 0123456789
Book title, Autor, edition, year, isbn 0123456789
(0123456789) BookTitle
BookTitle, ISBN-0123456789, some@rubbish
or any similar combination

I am trying to use Search and Replace in Bulk editing, using Regular expressions, by trial and error method, mostly error... with no success
However, I did partially succeed some time ago, but have changed pc since and naturally lost the old config (recoverable, if only knew where to look for this specific setting)

I do not need to add that I have no clue, and cannot grasp, Regular Expressions. Sheer luck is not with me this time

Any help, please? What is the magic string?

09-14-2014, 03:41 PM	#1
Jamamkaase Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2014 Device: pc	ISBN from Book Title Hi, can be banal, but I cannot figure it out and I could not find it really covered in old posts ISBN is in titles of already imported into the library books (not in a file name) ISBN, 10 or 13 digits, is contained within the title text string (not just isbn no., and not at the beginning, not following a specific pattern, but often (again, not only) after "ISBN") e.g. Author - Title of the Book - 0123456789 Book title, Autor, edition, year, isbn 0123456789 (0123456789) BookTitle BookTitle, ISBN-0123456789, some@rubbish or any similar combination I am trying to use Search and Replace in Bulk editing, using Regular expressions, by trial and error method, mostly error... with no success However, I did partially succeed some time ago, but have changed pc since and naturally lost the old config (recoverable, if only knew where to look for this specific setting) I do not need to add that I have no clue, and cannot grasp, Regular Expressions. Sheer luck is not with me this time Any help, please? What is the magic string?