01-07-2017, 09:47 AM
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Python Expression
Does anybody have an expression that will remove all characters after a colon
eg The Alpha Plague 4: A Post-Apocalyptic Action Thriller result The Alpha Plague 4 |
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01-07-2017, 09:57 AM
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What is meant to tell this expression when to stop removing characters?
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01-07-2017, 12:14 PM
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stop when no more characters
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01-07-2017, 04:34 PM
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Way too much ASSUME  Sometimes... The piece after the : is NOT a sub-title (or other cr*p) you could do the with REGEX in the bulk Metadata edit upon the TITLE Code:
(.+?)\:.+ Code:
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01-07-2017, 06:39 PM
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Thank you so much worked like a charm saved me hours of work
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