flipping names exchange swap move first last name, firstname

[Stefan]

FROM:
Song - Artist.mp3
Song Title - Artist.mp3
Song Title - Artist name.mp3

TO:
Artist - Song.mp3
Artist - Song Title.mp3
Artist name - Song Title.mp3

Rule:
Match everything till an space-hyphen-space and store it in ()-group 1,
then match the rest till the extension and store it in group 2.
At the replacement reorder the stored matches and reference to group 2 first by using \2,
then add an hyphen literally your self and add \1 to 'paste' what was matched in group 1.

DO:
RegEx(1)
Search: (.+) - (.+)
Replace: \2 - \1


"[ ] Include Ext." is unchecked.
"Options > Ignore... > File Extensions" is unchecked.
Select a few files in the Name column to see what happens in the NewName column.


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[psychopython]

Its an old post. But still... here you go




filename1 - filename2
to
filename2 - filename1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C58Odqe2q6s


Match: (.*) - (.*)
Replace: \2 - \1

[LuckyMenace]

Some of the solutions above kind of work except these kind of scenarios:
Aldron T. Smith
Jane Doe-Smith
Jim Darling Jr.

I've been trying to get the following results:
Smith, Aldron T.
Doe-Smith, Jane
Darling Jr., Jim

Is this even possible in one step?

[Karaoketyd]

I'm using this formula to swap a first and last name (John Doe to Doe, John)
Match: ^([A-Z][a-z]*) ([A-Z][a-z]*)(.*)
Replace: \2, \1\3
However, I found If I end up with a name like John McDoe It sees the Mc as a separate name and I end up with Mc, JohnDoe.
How would I fix this so McDoe ends up one name instead of two?

Thanks

[Luuk]

@Karaoketyd
Can change your 2nd [A-Z] ---> (?:Mc)?[A-Z]

[Karaoketyd]

I replace the code to this ^([A-Z][a-z]*) (?:Mc)?[A-Z] [a-z]*)(.*) but it prevented the name from changing. I'm trying to Change Scotty McCreery - Fall of Summer to McCreery, Scotty - Fall Of Summer

[Luuk]

@Karaoketyd
Its because you changed ([A-Z] instead of [A-Z]
So it invents an illegal expression without having balanced parenthesis.

[Karaoketyd]

Yes! Thanks for noticing that mistake. Works perfectly now. Thank You