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Changing name order...
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1 month 2 weeks ago #1
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Dear All,
I'm struggling with the name reordering, the similar problem that was solved in this thread . I did the same, found the data fixes option, entered the following in the search and replace tool:
search text/pattern:
NAME (.*) \/(.*)\/
replacement text:
NAME /${2}/ ${1}
search method:
regular expression
records:
individuals
If I press the search button, it finds every person in the record column. However, there is a -- in the data fix column, and nothing happens when I press update all. What am I doing wrong?
I appreciate any help.
I'm struggling with the name reordering, the similar problem that was solved in this thread . I did the same, found the data fixes option, entered the following in the search and replace tool:
search text/pattern:
NAME (.*) \/(.*)\/
replacement text:
NAME /${2}/ ${1}
search method:
regular expression
records:
individuals
If I press the search button, it finds every person in the record column. However, there is a -- in the data fix column, and nothing happens when I press update all. What am I doing wrong?
I appreciate any help.
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1 month 2 weeks ago #2
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Greg Roach - greg@subaqua.co.uk - @fisharebest@phpc.social - fisharebest.webtrees.net
Replied by fisharebest on topic Changing name order...
Try again without using the backslashes in the search pattern. Forward slashes do not need to be escaped.
Greg Roach - greg@subaqua.co.uk - @fisharebest@phpc.social - fisharebest.webtrees.net
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1 month 2 weeks ago #3
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Replied by csobay on topic Changing name order...
Thank you, that was the problem...
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