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eschwartz · 10-29-2015, 12:19 PM

Current:

Code:

(?P<author>[^_-]+) -?\s*(?P<series>[^_0-9-]*)(?P<series_index>[0-9]*)\s*-\s*(?P<title>[^_].+) ?

New:

Code:

(?P<author>[^_]+) - (?P<series>[^_0-9-]+) (?P<series_index>[0-9]+) - (?P<title>[^_].+)

This *should* accept anything in the form:
author - series series_number - title

Where author can have a "-" as long as it is the only one without spaces surrounding it.

Series should be optional:

Code:

(?P<author>[^_]+)( - (?P<series>[^_0-9-]+) (?P<series_index>[0-9]+))? - (?P<title>[^_].+)

10-29-2015, 12:19 PM	#7
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)	Current: Code: (?P<author>[^_-]+) -?\s(?P<series>[^_0-9-])(?P<series_index>[0-9])\s-\s(?P<title>[^_].+) ? New: Code: (?P<author>[^_]+) - (?P<series>[^_0-9-]+) (?P<series_index>[0-9]+) - (?P<title>[^_].+) This should* accept anything in the form: author - series series_number - title Where author can have a "-" as long as it is the only one without spaces surrounding it. Series should be optional: Code: (?P<author>[^_]+)( - (?P<series>[^_0-9-]+) (?P<series_index>[0-9]+))? - (?P<title>[^_].+)