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Bryan Baldus <[log in to unmask]>
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MarcEdit support in technical and instructional matters <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:48:16 -0600
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On Monday, February 10, 2014 3:54 PM, Bobby wrote:
>I want to use the ISBN as a match point with some vendor records, but I need to get rid of the " (electronic bk.)" that follows the ISBN.
>I tried to co-opt an earlier regular expression, but apparently parentheses are "special".
>So in other terms, how do I make this:
>=999  \\$a9780387689913 (electronic bk.)
>Become this:
>=999  \\$a9780387689913

Similar to Dana's expression, but if you have 10-digit ISBNs thrown in with 13-digits, you'll want to be less greedy than "(\$a.{13})". So, in a quick test this seemed to work:

(=999)(.{4})(\$a\d{9,13}X?).+

select regex option

replace:

$1$2$3

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\d{9,13}X?

(Find 9-13 consecutive digits, followed by optional X)

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I hope this helps,

Bryan Baldus
Senior Cataloger
Quality Books Inc.
The Best of America's Independent Presses
1-800-323-4241x402
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