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grepmoth

Member

Registered: 2020-07-24

Posts: 5

Delete the first parentheses and it's content

Example:

Original Name: Sample song (year) (artist).mp3

After ReNaming: Sample song (artist).mp3

Basically I want to delete the first parentheses and it's content. How to do it?

Thanks!

eR@SeR

Senior Member

From: Земун, Србија

Registered: 2008-01-23

Posts: 354

Re: Delete the first parentheses and it's content

Hi,

Try this RegEx rule:

1) Regular Expressions: Replace expression "\(.+\) (\(.+\))" with "$1" (skip extension)

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grepmoth

Member

Registered: 2020-07-24

Posts: 5

Re: Delete the first parentheses and it's content

Thanks It works. 

However... It only works if the parentheses are side by side together. Is it possible to do the same thing even if there's something between the parentheses.

Example

Input: Text (p1) randomtext (p2)

Rename: Text randomtext (p2)

Thanks.

Last edited by grepmoth (2021-08-08 08:56)

Stefan

Moderator

From: Germany, EU

Registered: 2007-10-23

Posts: 1,161

Re: Delete the first parentheses and it's content

However... It only works if the parentheses are side by side together.
Is it possible to do the same thing even if there's something between the parentheses.

FROM:
Sample song (year) (artist).mp3
Text (p1) randomtext (p2).ext

TO:
Sample song (artist).mp3
Text randomtext (p2).ext

Goal:
delete the first parentheses and it's content

Try to match null-or-more of any sign ".*" between the parentheses:

"\(.+\) .*(\(.+\))"

Note that there is still at least one space matched between the parentheses in the above expression.
You may remove that space if not need to match for to work f.ex. on: "Text (p1)(p2).ext"

See for reference > den4b.com/wiki/ReNamer:Regular_Expressions
. >>> one of any sign (the symbol is just a dot)
* >>> zero or more of the expression before
+ >>> one or more of the expression before
? >>> zero or one  of the expression before

 

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