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iamagloworm · 09-14-2023, 05:24 AM

Hello, I have populated my tags column with age-levels like 04-07, 05-10, 16-20 etc. along with genres like fairytale, picture book, animals

I would like to move the age-level to a new column. In the bulk search and replace, I can use a regex like

Code:

(\b\d{2}-\d{2}\b)

to identify the string I want, and in the replace I try something like

Code:

\1

in the new field.

but it copies the genre tags too...

Any advice?

Also, I would prefer to move them, instead of copy, if that is possible.

Thanks!

09-14-2023, 05:24 AM	#1
iamagloworm Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3 (Manga)	Possible to use regex to move age-level but not genre to a custom column? Hello, I have populated my tags column with age-levels like 04-07, 05-10, 16-20 etc. along with genres like fairytale, picture book, animals I would like to move the age-level to a new column. In the bulk search and replace, I can use a regex like Code: (\b\d{2}-\d{2}\b) to identify the string I want, and in the replace I try something like Code: \1 in the new field. but it copies the genre tags too... Any advice? Also, I would prefer to move them, instead of copy, if that is possible. Thanks! Last edited by iamagloworm; 09-14-2023 at 04:11 PM.