If file begins with "The", move to ...
If a file begins with "The", is there a way for AR to:
- move "The" (and the space) to the end of the title but before the date
- add a comma and a space before "The"
Example:
Original name: The Other Guys (2010)
New name: Other Guys, The (2010)
Any help is greatly appreciated.
- move "The" (and the space) to the end of the title but before the date
- add a comma and a space before "The"
Example:
Original name: The Other Guys (2010)
New name: Other Guys, The (2010)
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Reply to #1:
Hi Ted,
Absolutely! Very easy too. Use a replace method:
(No quotes, they're just to demonstrate the spaces)
Replace: "^The (.*) \("
Replace with: "$1, The ("
Occurrence: All
Case sensitive: NO
Use regular expressions: CHECKED
Apply to: Name
The only thing that would mess it up is if there's a parenthesis in your name before the parenthesis around the date. Unless THAT parenthesis had a date (nnnn) inside it, you could just use this instead:
EDIT: Oops! I had to get food out of the oven and got careless. I've fixed it now. END EDIT
Replace: "^The (.*) (\(\d{4})"
Replace with: "$1, The $2"
(everything else the same)
Best,
DF
Hi Ted,
Absolutely! Very easy too. Use a replace method:
(No quotes, they're just to demonstrate the spaces)
Replace: "^The (.*) \("
Replace with: "$1, The ("
Occurrence: All
Case sensitive: NO
Use regular expressions: CHECKED
Apply to: Name
The only thing that would mess it up is if there's a parenthesis in your name before the parenthesis around the date. Unless THAT parenthesis had a date (nnnn) inside it, you could just use this instead:
EDIT: Oops! I had to get food out of the oven and got careless. I've fixed it now. END EDIT
Replace: "^The (.*) (\(\d{4})"
Replace with: "$1, The $2"
(everything else the same)
Best,
DF
Reply to #2:
In thinking about this, neither of these will work correctly if you have for instance:
"The Other Side of Midnight (remastered) (1975)"
In that case you'd get "Other Side of Midnight (remastered), The (1975)"
It probably won't come up, but I'm known for my over-sharing. :)
Best,
DF
In thinking about this, neither of these will work correctly if you have for instance:
"The Other Side of Midnight (remastered) (1975)"
In that case you'd get "Other Side of Midnight (remastered), The (1975)"
It probably won't come up, but I'm known for my over-sharing. :)
Best,
DF