How to make bulk changes to the name format in the composer tag field

[ohrenkino]

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Ludwig von Beethoven

Try an action of the type "Format value" or use Convert>Tag-Tag for COMPOSER
Format string: $regexp(%composer%,(.*) (.*),'$2, $1')

On a footnote: see also this discussion about the pros and cons of swapping name parts plus the option to use the ~SORT fields.

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