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Script Help

Hi guys!  :)

I'm afraid need a little help. My entire digital record collection has tons of information in square brackets. I'd like to replace them with round brackets instead. Years ago I've found the string down below on MusicBrainz which cleans up most of the incorrect spellings. Could anyone please insert the replacement for the brackets, so that e.g. [demo] turns into (demo)? I'm visually impaired and have a very hard time to even read that kind of text. Is there maybe some sort of generator for stuff like this that helps creating proper strings?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Mike


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$replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($replace($caps2(%title%),' A ',' a '),' An ',' an '),' The ',' the '),' And ',' and '),' But ',' but '),' Or ',' or '),' Nor ',' nor '),' At ',' at '),' By ',' by '),' For ',' for '),' From ',' from '),' In ',' in '),' Into ',' into '),' Of ',' of '),' Remix) ',' remix) '),' On ',' on '),' Onto ',' onto '),' O' ',' o' '),' Mix) ',' mix) '),' To ',' to '),' 'N' ',' 'n' '),' With ',' with '),' As ',' as ')
 

Re: Script Help

Reply #1 –
You don't have to nest $replace like that. It takes multiple pairs like this...

$replace($caps2(%title%),WHAT1,WITH1,WHAT2,WITH2)

You need to wrap ()[] in apostrophes to escape them like this '('

$replace($caps2(%title%),'[','(',']',')')

You don't need them around plain characters/spaces.

Re: Script Help

Reply #2 –
Quote from: Mike_de on
tons of information in square brackets. I'd like to replace them with round brackets instead
I wouldn't do that. There are so many track titles that have round parenthesis, and you will then lose the distinction between track title and "other information".
Rather try to single out what is, say, a different version and use a tag for that.