Search and replace back reference

jvik · 05-25-2025, 06:13 PM

I am trying to use the search and replace tab in the Metadata editor to swap "lastname, firstname" to "firstname lastname". I've got a regex in "Search for" that correctly finds the names. I thought I could then use back reference, i.e. \2 \1, in the Replace with field. No joy.
Should this be possible?

Thanks,
jvik

theducks · 05-25-2025, 07:22 PM

Quality Check Plugin has predefined searches for With commas or without (FnLn)
The use the Fix item to flip the selected (is the results of a Find the <wrong> ones)

jvik · 05-25-2025, 08:25 PM

Worked perfectly:-)

05-25-2025, 06:13 PM	#1
jvik Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: Nook	Search and replace back reference I am trying to use the search and replace tab in the Metadata editor to swap "lastname, firstname" to "firstname lastname". I've got a regex in "Search for" that correctly finds the names. I thought I could then use back reference, i.e. \2 \1, in the Replace with field. No joy. Should this be possible? Thanks, jvik

05-25-2025, 08:25 PM	#3
jvik Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: Nook	Thanks!!! Worked perfectly:-)

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05-25-2025, 07:22 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,946 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Quality Check Plugin has predefined searches for With commas or without (FnLn) The use the Fix item to flip the selected (is the results of a Find the <wrong> ones)

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