How to get first number of characters in the title to the back of the title

quicks · 05-21-2018, 08:23 AM

Folks,

I have a lot of books where the title is something like :

(ABCD)EFGH

How can i get the left and right parenthesis and all the text between the parenthesises and put that behind the rest of the title (and a space) so that the title looks like :

EFGH (ABCD)

I assume I have to work with regular expressions but I don't have any idea where to start..

Thanks in advance..

theducks · 05-21-2018, 10:18 AM

Bulk mode Search and replace

NOT TESTED

Code:

(\(.+?\))(.+?)

Code:

\2<a space>\1

quicks · 05-21-2018, 04:08 PM

Thanks, but it's not working :-( Somehow it's not getting the correct data in the search and places in the wrong place with the replace function..

Terisa de morgan · 05-21-2018, 04:16 PM

Could you try:

Code:

\(([^)]+)\)(.+)

Code:

\2 (\1)

quicks · 05-21-2018, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

Could you try:

Code:

\(([^)]+)\)(.+)

Code:

\2 (\1)

Perfect! Thank you!

Little bit

here: I know those regular expressions are powerful. If I want to learn how to code/write them, what is the best site/book I can start with? There's so much information out there on the Internet I don't know what's best for a beginner.

gbm · 05-21-2018, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quicks

Perfect! Thank you!

Little bit

here: I know those regular expressions are powerful. If I want to learn how to code/write them, what is the best site/book I can start with? There's so much information out there on the Internet I don't know what's best for a beginner.

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/reg...reference.html
That is a quick reference I highly recommend you bookmark or download.

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/regexp.html
calibre regexp tutorial.

bernie

quicks · 05-22-2018, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gbm

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/reg...reference.html
That is a quick reference I highly recommend you bookmark or download.

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/regexp.html
calibre regexp tutorial.

bernie

Thanks!

05-21-2018, 08:23 AM	#1
quicks Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2016 Device: none	How to get first number of characters in the title to the back of the title Folks, I have a lot of books where the title is something like : (ABCD)EFGH How can i get the left and right parenthesis and all the text between the parenthesises and put that behind the rest of the title (and a space) so that the title looks like : EFGH (ABCD) I assume I have to work with regular expressions but I don't have any idea where to start.. Thanks in advance..

05-21-2018, 10:18 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,804 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Bulk mode Search and replace NOT TESTED Code: (\(.+?\))(.+?) Code: \2<a space>\1

05-21-2018, 04:08 PM	#3
quicks Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2016 Device: none	Thanks, but it's not working :-( Somehow it's not getting the correct data in the search and places in the wrong place with the replace function.. Last edited by quicks; 05-21-2018 at 04:11 PM.

05-21-2018, 04:16 PM	#4
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,233 Karma: 11768331 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	Could you try: Code: \(([^)]+)\)(.+) Code: \2 (\1)

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