# Regular Expressions

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regular-expressions/521
**Category:** Howto
**Created:** [October 16, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regular-expressions/521 "2003-10-16T16:47:29Z")
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### Author: ![Blues\_Fan](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@Blues\_Fan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Blues_Fan)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regular-expressions/521/16 "2007-03-25T17:05:34Z")

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It's taken me far too long to figure it out but I've finally got it working.

To change Horne, Lena to Lena Horne or  
Hawkins, Coleman With Manny Albam & His Orchestra to Coleman Hawkins With Manny Albam & His Orchestra  
Field: ARTIST  
Regular Expression: **^([\w]+),\s([\w]+)**

Replace Matches with: **$2 $1**

I hope I didn't miss the answer in here somewhere. If there's an easier or better way please feel free to help.

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