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Old 03-23-2018, 05:34 AM   #5
kacir
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Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20
Quote:
Originally Posted by gianni_fed View Post
I would like to know if it's possible that, when I select one or more files, with authors like:
"John Wayne"
"John Ford"
.......
to have an option for to automatically change it/them in:
"Wayne, John"
"Ford, John"
.....
but, maybe, this is a question to pose to the programmers of this wonderful program...
For author in the format: Name Surename
Select books
Right click
Edit metadata
Edit metadata in Bulk
Search and replace
Search field: authors
Search for: ([^ ]*) (.*)
Replace with: \2, \1
Search mode: Regular expression

Check results in preview
Click OK

Be careful, I have not tested this Regular Expression.
It might not work properly for authors with three names.
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