I was going through the topic Title Edit by removing first few characters
but i want to use it for the Artist.
I want to remove the first 3-4 characters, and i tried every option from all the post,
but it will not change.
Any other suggestions? dont want to edit 800 entries
Could you give a real example?
In general: if you want to treat ARTIST instead of TITLE, then set ARTIST in field which is named in this post:
Load the files.
Select all the files that should be treated.
Click in the toolbar on "Action (quick)"
Select an action of the type "Replace with regular expression"
Field: TITLE
Search string: .*\d+
Replace string:
(leave empty)
Click OK.
The action will modify all files where there is a hit for the search pattern.
First, you need to identify a pattern in the 3-4 characters that you want to remove.
We can only help you, if you show us a screenshot of your ARTISTs.
Together, we can try to define such a pattern.
I think i got it figured out. Using \h instead of \d at the end. changed the Artist entry in the tag.
pka4916
November 5, 2025, 11:19pm
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I use this $regexp(%artist%,^.*?\h,) was playing with the last letter, and h was putting it down correctly. changing the Artist field in the tag from 134. myname to myname
For those interested:
\h vs. \s in Regular Expressions
\h matches any horizontal whitespace character , such as:
Space ( )
Horizontal tab (\t)
vs.
\s matches any whitespace character , including:
Space ( )
Horizontal tab (\t)
Line feed (\n)
Carriage return (\r)
Vertical tab (\v)
Form feed (\f)