Metadata Search and Replace- Delete everything in square brackets?

dkelly701 · 02-20-2011, 11:21 AM

I am trying to clean up some of my metadata using the search and replace feature. I have titles that have series information in them. The series information is in brackets. Can I create an expression that will delete the brackets and everything in the brackets? Below is an example.

[Eric John Stark] The Secret of Sinharat

Any help appreciated.

Manichean · 02-20-2011, 11:26 AM

Sure. Search for

Code:

\[.*?\]\s(.*)

and replace with

Code:

\1

dkelly701 · 02-20-2011, 11:35 AM

Thank you very much, worked like a champ.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manichean

Sure. Search for

Code:

\[.*?\]\s(.*)

and replace with

Code:

\1

dkelly701 · 02-20-2011, 12:13 PM

One more question. I have more of the same except using parentheses instead of brackets. I tried just substituting parentheses for brackets in the expression but that didn't work. Example below. Obviously I don't have a clue what I am doing.

Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Book 1)

Manichean · 02-20-2011, 12:37 PM

Try searching for

Code:

(.*?)\s\(.*?\)

and again replacing with

Code:

\1

There's also a regex tutorial available that may be of interest to you.

dkelly701 · 02-20-2011, 12:50 PM

Thank you again! Thanks also for the tutorial, hopefully I can get something out of it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manichean

Try searching for

Code:

(.*?)\s\(.*?\)

and again replacing with

Code:

\1

There's also a regex tutorial available that may be of interest to you.

02-20-2011, 11:21 AM	#1
dkelly701 Member Posts: 16 Karma: 6620 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Nook	Metadata Search and Replace- Delete everything in square brackets? I am trying to clean up some of my metadata using the search and replace feature. I have titles that have series information in them. The series information is in brackets. Can I create an expression that will delete the brackets and everything in the brackets? Below is an example. [Eric John Stark] The Secret of Sinharat Any help appreciated. Last edited by Manichean; 02-20-2011 at 11:24 AM. Reason: fixed title

02-20-2011, 11:26 AM	#2
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	Sure. Search for Code: \[.?\]\s(.) and replace with Code: \1

02-20-2011, 12:37 PM	#5
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	Try searching for Code: (.?)\s\(.?\) and again replacing with Code: \1 There's also a regex tutorial available that may be of interest to you.

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02-20-2011, 12:13 PM	#4
dkelly701 Member Posts: 16 Karma: 6620 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Nook	One more question. I have more of the same except using parentheses instead of brackets. I tried just substituting parentheses for brackets in the expression but that didn't work. Example below. Obviously I don't have a clue what I am doing. Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Book 1)

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