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+ | ==== Example: Creator Name Changes ==== | ||
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+ | Edit the first four lines as necessary: | ||
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+ | <code javascript> | ||
+ | var newFirstName = " | ||
+ | var newLastName = " | ||
+ | var newFieldMode = 0; // 0: two-field, 1: one-field (with empty first name) | ||
+ | |||
+ | var s = new Zotero.Search(); | ||
+ | s.libraryID = Zotero.Libraries.userLibraryID; | ||
+ | s.addCondition(' | ||
+ | var ids = await s.search(); | ||
+ | if (!ids.length) { | ||
+ | return "No items found"; | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | await Zotero.DB.executeTransaction(async function () { | ||
+ | for (let id of ids) { | ||
+ | let item = await Zotero.Items.getAsync(id); | ||
+ | let creators = item.getCreators(); | ||
+ | let newCreators = []; | ||
+ | for (let creator of creators) { | ||
+ | if (`${creator.firstName} ${creator.lastName}`.trim() == oldName) { | ||
+ | creator.firstName = newFirstName; | ||
+ | creator.lastName = newLastName; | ||
+ | creator.fieldMode = newFieldMode; | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | newCreators.push(creator); | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | item.setCreators(newCreators); | ||
+ | await item.save(); | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | }); | ||
+ | return ids.length + " item(s) updated";</ | ||
==== Example: Delete Tags By Name ==== | ==== Example: Delete Tags By Name ==== |