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eschwartz · 03-05-2015, 04:43 AM

Heh, overlooked that, sorry.

That is indeed my fault then.

Dur -- because it was still trying to find a space at the end.

This time I did the right thing and tested it.

Code:

(?P<series>[A-Za-z ]+)-(?P<series_index>[0-9]+) (?P<title>.+) \((?P<author>[A-Za-z. ]+)\) ?(?P<published>[0-9]+)?

03-05-2015, 04:43 AM	#11
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Heh, overlooked that, sorry. That is indeed my fault then. Dur -- because it was still trying to find a space at the end. This time I did the right thing and tested it. Code: (?P<series>[A-Za-z ]+)-(?P<series_index>[0-9]+) (?P<title>.+) \((?P<author>[A-Za-z. ]+)\) ?(?P<published>[0-9]+)?