# regular expression help needed

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regular-expression-help-needed/7596
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 10, 2008, 9:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regular-expression-help-needed/7596 "2008-12-10T09:26:08Z")
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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2008, 9:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regular-expression-help-needed/7596/2 "2008-12-11T09:30:53Z")

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From: "toby dreher - pueblo (holger flinsch remix)"  
To: "toby dreher - pueblo -- holger flinsch remix"

Action: Format Value  
e. g.  
$regexp('toby dreher - pueblo (holger flinsch remix)','^(.+?) - (.+?) ((.+?))$',$1 - $2 -- $3)

From: "toby dreher - pueblo -- holger flinsch remix.mp3"  
To: "toby dreher - pueblo (holger flinsch remix)"

Action: Format Value  
e. g.  
$regexp('toby dreher - pueblo -- holger flinsch remix','^(.+?) - (.+?) -- (.+?)$',$1 - $2 ($3))

DD.20081211.1130.CET

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