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Delete All Before First "-"

 
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RickPhil



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PostPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 1:26 pm    Post subject: Delete All Before First "-" Reply with quote

I'd like to be able to delete everything before the first dash (-) in a file name, e.g. af_123 - Billy Joel - Piano Man would become Billy Joel - Piano Man.

Can anyone help?

Thanks
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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 2:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Insert the following into the custom renaming creator (do not copy the single quotes):

Row: 1
Search: '(?1)^.*?\-[ ]*(.*)'
Replace: '\1'


Then press scan.

It is the '(?1)' that limits the replacements to the first occurrence in the name.

Peter.
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PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 12:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Works just as I hoped, thanks.
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