# Action (I think)

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-i-think/15920>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [July 19, 2014, 10:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-i-think/15920 "2014-07-19T10:58:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![auldyin](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@auldyin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/auldyin)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 10:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-i-think/15920/1 "2014-07-19T10:58:04Z")

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Hi,  
How can I bring the following change about to only the ARTIST Field:

The Troggs -\> Troggs, The  
and  
Smiths, the -\> Smiths, The

I have been messing about for ages with little to no success.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-i-think/15920/2 "2014-07-19T12:16:55Z")

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You should filter the data as swapping any two name parts could lead to unwanted results.  
%artist% MATCHES ^The

Use an action of the type "Replace with regular expression"  
Enter as search string: The (.\*)  
Enter as replace string: $1, The

(also possible would be: Search (._) (._)  
Replace with: $2, $caps($1)  
)  
to get any "the" to "The"  
Beware of the ARTIST The The.

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**Author:** ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-i-think/15920/3 "2014-07-19T14:00:37Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> Beware of the ARTIST The The.

And every other Artist with the word 'The' correctly inside his/her name:  
The Bigger The God  
The Dutchess & the Duke  
Zombina and The Skeletones  
Zulya and The Children of the Underground  
and so on... ![:ph34r:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/d9d21e0e122fbe04cbaaa509828a996924771538.gif ":ph34r:")

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-i-think/15920/4 "2026-02-09T12:25:09Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC