# how to get the first letter of the first word UPPER
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-first-letter-of-the-first-word-upper/13351
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [April 23, 2012, 10:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-first-letter-of-the-first-word-upper/13351 "2012-04-23T10:09:58Z")
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### Author:  [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2012, 10:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-first-letter-of-the-first-word-upper/13351/1 "2012-04-23T10:09:58Z")
action case conversion
i want the first letter of the first word in the title in the upper case and others in lower case. i tried all the option in the case conversion but failed. i have titles with leading digits. the sentence option also gives me the lower case. mixed case gives me the first letter of each word in upper.
eg\> **101 Pari Malar**
wanted to get it as\> **101 Pari malar**
thanks
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2012, 10:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-first-letter-of-the-first-word-upper/13351/2 "2012-04-23T10:19:05Z")
> [@evergreen1](#):
>
> .,.. i have titles with leading digits. ...
Action "Replace with regular expression"
Regular expression:
^(\d+ .)(.\*)
replace with:
$upper($1)$lower($2)
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2012, 11:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-first-letter-of-the-first-word-upper/13351/3 "2012-04-23T11:33:20Z")
> [@evergreen1](#):
>
> ... i want the first letter of the first word in the title in the upper case and others in lower case. ... eg\> **101 Pari Malar** wanted to get it as\> **101 Pari malar** thanks
Use the **converter "Tag - Filename"** , or an **action "Format value"** on the field \_FILENAME, with the following scripting expression ...
**$left(%\_filename%,$strchr(%\_filename%,' '))$caps3($cutLeft(%\_filename%,$strchr(%\_filename%,' ')))**
Use the **converter "Filename - Filename"**...
**Convert** | **Filename - Filename** | **ALT+3**
_Select format string_
Old filename pattern:
**%1 %2**
New filename pattern:
**%1 $caps3(%2)**
Preview
From:
**101 PARI MALAR.mp3**
To:
**101 Pari malar.mp3**
DD.20120423.1535.CEST
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### Author:  [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-first-letter-of-the-first-word-upper/13351/4 "2012-04-23T22:13:25Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> Action "Replace with regular expression"
> Regular expression:
> ^(\d+ .)(.\*)
> replace with:
> $upper($1)$lower($2)
thanks . it works. have a nice day.
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### Author:  [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-first-letter-of-the-first-word-upper/13351/5 "2012-04-23T22:14:29Z")
> [@DetlevD](#):
>
> Use the **converter "Tag - Filename"** , or an **action "Format value"** on the field \_FILENAME, with the following scripting expression ...
>
> **$left(%\_filename%,$strchr(%\_filename%,' '))$caps3($cutLeft(%\_filename%,$strchr(%\_filename%,' ')))**
>
> Use the **converter "Filename - Filename"**...
>
>
>
> **Convert** | **Filename - Filename** | **ALT+3**
>
>
>
> _Select format string_
>
>
>
> Old filename pattern:
> **%1 %2**
>
>
>
> New filename pattern:
> **%1 $caps3(%2)**
>
>
>
> Preview
> From:
> **101 PARI MALAR.mp3**
> To:
> **101 Pari malar.mp3**
>
>
>
> DD.20120423.1535.CEST
thanks a lot for the reply . f/n-f/n tried and it works. have a nice day.