01-14-2017, 05:17 AM | #1 |
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Truncate series name using template -- Help!! (use first 3 words)
Hi -
I want to display custom book titles in my library which will look like this: [shortened version of the series name]-series #-book title I am using a template/plugboard. However, I keep getting template errors. I need help to edit (shorten) the series name. I am trying to do this in a 2 step process: 1 -If the first word is an article (A/An/The), it is removed. (I can do this using a custom column, and the following template: #stripped_series. Template: {series:re(^(A|The|An)\s+,)||} 2- this is where I get stuck! (It's easiest to explain with examples so if my explanation is confusing, see the examples below.) I then need to examine and keep the next two words of the series title. BUT...if the word is an article, preposition or conjunction (a/an/the/and/&/or/of/from..etc), it is kept and NOT counted, so the next word is examined and kept. EXAMPLES: SO, FOR EXAMPLE if your series name is a) - Lord of the Rings and Other Stories by Tolkien -->it would be shortened to Lord of the Rings OR b) if it is -Kincaid & James mysteries --> it would be shortened to Kincaid & James or c) Annie and the Alaskan Huskies -->would appear as Annie and the Alaskan I'm really stuck. If anyone can help, I'd be eternally grateful! (Maybe there's an easier way to do this....??!) Last edited by PERSISTENCE; 01-14-2017 at 05:54 AM. |
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