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theducks · 10-01-2020, 02:21 PM

search (for_to_be_discarded_value) (.+?)
(pass1copy to field) \1

(pass2 title) replace \2

You capture what you want to keep (and use that for the replace)
Pass 1 sets puts your vale into the target
Pass 2 cleans up the title

10-01-2020, 02:21 PM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,099 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	search (for_to_be_discarded_value) (.+?) (pass1copy to field) \1 (pass2 title) replace \2 You capture what you want to keep (and use that for the replace) Pass 1 sets puts your vale into the target Pass 2 cleans up the title