Hi everyone, Is there a way to swap Firstname and Surname, shortening Firstname to obtain this result? I have "Carlos Almada" (without quotes) and I would like to obtain "Almada C." (without quotes too). Thank you in advance. Ian

Try an action of the type "Format value" or Convert>Tag-Tag: Format string: $regexp('Carlos Almada',(.).* (.*),'$2 $1.') and see also here: [image] First Name Last Name with any frailing words to Last Name, First Name and Trailing words Support Didn't you participate in …

@Ian_Werich Please note that @ohrenkino 's solution works perfectly for your Firstname Surname example. But as soon as there are more than 2 names like in "A Day to remember" or "Above & Beyond" or "Jody Wisternoff & James Grant" it doesn't work as expected anymore. I suggest that you first filter …

[image] LyricsLover: check your list of files Some other artists may be reduced to illegibility: Mel C. -> C. M. Boney M. -> M. B. Fischer Z. -> Z. F. Special A.K.A -> A.K.A S. Thomas D. -> D. T. Ph. D. -> D. P. And the of course there are names which would become really strange: Deep…

Additionally (if you still wish to do this) I'd suggest that you create a backup of your original artist tag. Even if it's only a custom tag like ARTIST_BU. That way you could restore in case the action creates nonsensical results that you wish to revert later on.

[image] ohrenkino: $regexp('Carlos Almada',(.).* (.*),'$2 $1.') thanks to everyone for the quick response! Regarding Ohrenkino's and Lyricslover answers and the advice regarding the possible illegibility of the names of some artists, I must point out that the modifications concerns only the …

Does the initially suggested pattern work for the initially submitted names?

Yes! Sorry for not making that clear.

[image] Ian_Werich: my tango dj evenings Even though I find it really puzzling that tango artists' names are easier to read while other artists' names can stay as they are I wonder how you want to see artists that not only serve the single genre Tango, e.g. Grace Jones, mainly performing dis…

[image] ohrenkino: I would follow @Casual_Tea 's advice to save the original name(s) in a (user-defined) tag field to restore them The advice given is important, because: You can't undo this truncation if you don't have the full original ARTIST name stored elsewhere (in another field or in t…

Ohrenkino, your doubts are legitimate, especially if you are not involved with tango music. The music I use for milonga nights (the place where tango is danced) is by artists who released music in the period from the 30s to the 60s. After that period there are obviously other tango tracks, but they…

As a hint for at least the 2 artists: $regexp('Edmundo Rivero y Aldo Calderon',(.).* (.*) y (.).* (.*),'$2 $1., $4 $3.') For another "y" copy the part following the "y" in the pattern and add $6 $5. in the ouput part and so on for the number of artists. For the string with "instr." try: $regexp(…

Swapping Name and Surname and shorten Name

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ohrenkino April 6, 2025, 9:27am 2

Try an action of the type "Format value" or Convert>Tag-Tag:
Format string: $regexp('Carlos Almada',(.).* (.*),'$2 $1.')

and see also here: