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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
I tried your second one, but that one isn't foolproof either:
"The -dren [00] - The Clan of the Cavebear"
The "The" (and "A", etc) should be removed first...
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I don't have the problem, because I don't put leading articles on my series names.
Of course, the way to 'fix' it is to strip the articles before it gets to the plugboard. Create a (probably hidden) composite column called #stripped_series (or some such) containing something like
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{series:re(^(A|The|An)\s+,)||}
Then the plugboard expression becomes
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{#stripped_series:shorten(4,-,4)}{series_index:0>3s| [|] }{title}
As for your second example, yes, shortening can always create collisions. You pays your money and makes your choice.