# a dash after the first word

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-dash-after-the-first-word/13313
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 11, 2012, 4:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-dash-after-the-first-word/13313 "2012-04-11T04:58:24Z")
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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2012, 5:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-dash-after-the-first-word/13313/3 "2012-04-11T05:50:05Z")

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> [@evergreen1](#):
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> 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 ...

 ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5b2ba470cb6cd412e8c6f8036709e0fb9c06cd7b.png)  

> [@evergreen1](#):
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> 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](#):
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> 1. 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](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/11361/3)

> [@evergreen1](#):
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> 1. 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?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/9808/1)

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