Getting title from filename

Dzib · 03-15-2017, 01:55 PM

Hi,

I want to be able to read author and title from filename and not from inside the file so in preferences I've unchecked "read metadata from..."

In the regular expression field I've put (?P<title>.+) - (?P<author>.+)

So now when I add the book "affaire Bernini, L' - Pears, Iain" (Yes I speak french) I have Pears Ian in the author field which is correct and affaire Bernini, L' in the title field which is correct too except that I want to have L'affaire Bernini. What can I do to have solve this?

Thanks (and sorry for my english

)

theducks · 03-15-2017, 02:39 PM

Ah!
L' is an article in French?

You need to 'flip' the position since import by filename is limited to what you see at import.

Bulk Metadata Edit Mode:Search and Replace can be used to flip a SELECTED group of titles (but not just one) with a comma

(.+?), (.+?)

\2 \1

Dzib · 03-15-2017, 04:11 PM

Make sense, thanks

Dzib · 03-16-2017, 05:49 AM

L' is an article in french yes.
Only small problem, the L is flipped but not the '

theducks · 03-16-2017, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dzib

L' is an article in french yes.
Only small problem, the L is flipped but not the '

Sorry, someone who is more familiar with french grammar rules will need to step up.
My French is limited to "Merci"

(French is one of the Major languages I do not even know how to ask for a beer in)

Dzib · 03-16-2017, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

French is one of the Major languages I do not even know how to ask for a beer in

Puis-je avoir une bière s'il vous plait!

Cheers!!!

theducks · 03-16-2017, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dzib

Puis-je avoir une bière s'il vous plait!

Cheers!!!

03-15-2017, 01:55 PM	#1
Dzib Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2017 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Getting title from filename Hi, I want to be able to read author and title from filename and not from inside the file so in preferences I've unchecked "read metadata from..." In the regular expression field I've put (?P<title>.+) - (?P<author>.+) So now when I add the book "affaire Bernini, L' - Pears, Iain" (Yes I speak french) I have Pears Ian in the author field which is correct and affaire Bernini, L' in the title field which is correct too except that I want to have L'affaire Bernini. What can I do to have solve this? Thanks (and sorry for my english )

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03-15-2017, 02:39 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,047 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Ah! L' is an article in French? You need to 'flip' the position since import by filename is limited to what you see at import. Bulk Metadata Edit Mode:Search and Replace can be used to flip a SELECTED group of titles (but not just one) with a comma (.+?), (.+?) \2 \1

03-15-2017, 04:11 PM	#3
Dzib Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2017 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Make sense, thanks

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