# How can I swap text before and after a character? (see example)
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-swap-text-before-and-after-a-character-see-example/10590
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 26, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-swap-text-before-and-after-a-character-see-example/10590 "2010-06-26T02:40:49Z")
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### Author:  [@scottyb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/scottyb)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-swap-text-before-and-after-a-character-see-example/10590/1 "2010-06-26T02:40:49Z")
Hi guys
On a bunch of sermon mp3s (that were already tagged when I got em), I want to swap text before and after a character:
**Original titles:**
God's Intent for Marriage Part 1 = Matthew 19'3-6
God's Intent for Marriage Part 2 = Matthew 19'3-6
God's View of Divorce Part 1 = Matthew 19'7-9
God's View of Divorce Part 2 = Matthew 19'7-9
**How I want them to look:**
Matthew 19'3-6 - God's Intent for Marriage Part 1
Matthew 19'3-6 - God's Intent for Marriage Part 2
Matthew 19'7-9 - God's View of Divorce Part 1
Matthew 19'7-9 - God's View of Divorce Part 2
Is there an action I can create to swap/shift text like this after a certain character?
(in this case the = symbol)
Thanks in Advance
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2010, 7:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-swap-text-before-and-after-a-character-see-example/10590/2 "2010-06-26T07:57:39Z")
> [@scottyb](#):
>
> ... I want to swap text before and after a character:
> **Original titles:**
> God's Intent for Marriage Part 1 = Matthew 19'3-6
> ...
> **How I want them to look:**
> Matthew 19'3-6 - God's Intent for Marriage Part 1
> ...
> Is there an action I can create to swap/shift text like this after a certain character?
> (in this case the = symbol) ...
If you have read through the forum, you would have find many hits regarding the question "How to swap ... " and there are many proposals how to do it, for example ...
Action "Format value" along with the $regexp() function:
Tag field: TITLE
Format string: $regexp(%TITLE%,'^(.+?) = (.+?)$','$2 - $1')
DD.20100626.1159.CEST
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### Author:  [@scottyb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/scottyb)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-swap-text-before-and-after-a-character-see-example/10590/3 "2010-06-26T18:51:31Z")
Action "Format value" along with the $regexp() function:
Tag field: TITLE
Format string: $regexp(%TITLE%,'^(.+?) = (.+?)$','$2 - $1')
**Thanks DetlevD... you are always helpful. 🙂**
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-swap-text-before-and-after-a-character-see-example/10590/4 "2026-02-09T12:22:28Z")