# O'dxxx to O'Dxxx
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odxxx-to-odxxx/14428
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 6, 2013, 9:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odxxx-to-odxxx/14428 "2013-02-06T09:28:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@flyingmale](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/flyingmale)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2013, 9:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odxxx-to-odxxx/14428/1 "2013-02-06T09:28:43Z")
Is there a way of correcting the Irish surname commonality, so, for example, changing O'dowd to O'Dowd?
Many thanks,
FM
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### Author:  [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2013, 9:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odxxx-to-odxxx/14428/2 "2013-02-06T09:54:10Z")
This maybe helps !
[caps for 'irish' names but not contractions?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/12701/1)
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### Author:  [@Lee\_Dailey](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lee_Dailey)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2013, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odxxx-to-odxxx/14428/3 "2013-02-08T12:00:18Z")
howdy flyingmale,
this will do it from in the actions dialog ...
field = \_TITLE
regex = (C|D|L|O)'(.{1})
replace matches with = $1'$upper($2)
you can replace the c,d,l,o with whatever letters you want or remove all but the "o". it tests for a specific letter followed an apostrophe and at least one letter.
so that ...
L'orange = L'Orange
O'dell = O'Dell
D'meer = D'Meer
C'tahr = C'Tahr
take care,
lee
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### Author:  [@flyingmale](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/flyingmale)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2013, 9:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odxxx-to-odxxx/14428/4 "2013-02-12T09:52:53Z")
Thanks so much, Lee, that works great!
FM
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### Author:  [@Lee\_Dailey](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lee_Dailey)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2013, 9:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odxxx-to-odxxx/14428/5 "2013-02-12T09:58:14Z")
> [@flyingmale](#):
>
> Thanks so much, Lee. I'll try that now - only just seen this reply.
> FM
howdy flyingmale,
you are quite welcome! glad to help a little now and then ... [_grin_]
take care,
lee
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### Author:  [@flyingmale](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/flyingmale)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2013, 10:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odxxx-to-odxxx/14428/6 "2013-02-12T10:16:35Z")
> [@Lee\_Dailey](#):
>
> howdy flyingmale,
>
> you are quite welcome! glad to help a little now and then ... [_grin_]
>
> take care,
> lee
I've now worked out a new edit of this for Mac.. and Mc... ?
regex = (Mac)(.{1})
replace matches with = $1$upper($2)
regex = (Mc)(.{1})
replace matches with = $1$upper($2)
Great!
Thanks again
FM
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### Author:  [@Lee\_Dailey](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lee_Dailey)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2013, 10:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odxxx-to-odxxx/14428/7 "2013-02-12T10:51:42Z")
> [@flyingmale](#):
>
> Here's a thing, Lee - could that be edited to also include Mac.. and Mc... ? I tried just adding them to your list after (...|O|Mac|Mc...), but it didn't work...
> FM
howdy flyingmale,
i don't understand what you are trying to do ... please show an example.
* * *
here are two that _i_ use for Mac & Mc ...
field = \_TAG
regex = (^|\s|(|[|')Mac([bdfgln])
replace matches = $1Mac$upper($2)
the above finds any "Mac" that is at the beginning of a word by testing for ...
- at the beginning of the field
- after a space
- after a (
- after a [
- after a '
... and then followed by any of b-d-f-g-l-n.
other than an "a", these are the only letters i have ever seen in a "mac-whatever" name. i left out the "a" [MacArthur] since i have a surprising number of artists and titles with "maca" at the beginning of the word. really odd, that. [_grin_] you may want to include the "a" if your listing has more MacNames that cap the "a".
then it upper cases the letter after the "c".
Macdonald = MacDonald
Macleod = MacLeod
* * *
this one does the same beginning-of-word test and then upper cases anything after the Mc.
field = \_TAG
regex = (^|\s|(|[|')Mc(.{1})
replace matches = $1Mc$upper($2)
Mcleod = McLeod
Mcduff = McDuff
is that what you are looking for?
take care,
lee
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2013, 11:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odxxx-to-odxxx/14428/8 "2013-02-12T11:28:40Z")
> [@flyingmale](#):
>
> I've now worked out a new edit of this for Mac.. and Mc...
It looks like all those problems have been solved already, see also ...
Zoofield
[Regular Expressions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/521/28)
yog-sothoth
[Case conversion...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/11684/1)
... only to pick two guys out of the crowd of forum contributors.
DD.20130211.1322.CET
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### Author:  [@Lee\_Dailey](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lee_Dailey)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odxxx-to-odxxx/14428/9 "2013-02-13T04:26:15Z")
> [@DetlevD](#):
>
> It looks like all those problems have been solved already, see also ...
> Zoofield
> [Regular Expressions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/521/28)
> yog-sothoth
> [Case conversion...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/11684/1)
> ... only to pick two guys out of the crowd of forum contributors.
>
> DD.20130211.1322.CET
howdy DetlevD,
thank you for those links! [_grin_] i _knew_ i got those regexes from here but could not remember who from.
the OP edited his Mac/Mc post so that it no longer matches up with my response. [_grin_] makes for a rather weird read, now.
take care,
lee
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/odxxx-to-odxxx/14428/10 "2026-02-09T12:24:19Z")