a dash after the first word

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@evergreen1

i have a few titles as this.
4shared -93 P Susheela

i want to get it as > 93 P Susheela

i tried the following with no success

1. filename filename conversion old pattern $1-$2
   new pattern $2
   not accepting by mp3tag

Use the correct syntax and placeholders in the converter "Filename - Filename", see picture ...

@evergreen1

2)to get a dash after the first word
REPLACE WITH RE
FIELD>title
RE> (.?)(.)
Rep with> $1-$2
result is i get a dash before the first word>becomes -4shared -93 P Susheela

It is not clear what you want to achieve, what do you mean with "word"?

@evergreen1

3. i tried the following to get a dash after the second word
   REPLACE WITH RE
   FIELD>title
   RE> (.?)(.?)(.*)
   Rep with> $1-$2
   result is i get a dash >becomes -

It is not clear what you want to achieve, what do you mean with "word"?
See also:
how to get a dash between words

@evergreen1

4. tried to delete a few characters from the begining of the string with
   .{7} didnot give the result
   it shows that the string is being considered as one word by the mp3tag.
   how can i get the result?

You can "throw an anchor", that means, tell the regexp where to start the examination.
For example, the caret sign ^ marks the left side of the given string as the starting point.
$regexp(%_FILENAME%,'^.{7}',)
See also:
How to eliminate one character from beginning of title?

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