MarcEdit includes some special commands that can be used in the global editing tools to fill in specific types of data.

Regular Expression Expansion:

• lcase([data to lowercase)
  Example: this is the data that i want lcase(LOWER)
• ucase([data to uppercase)
  Example: this is the data that i want ucase(upper)

Generate Dates

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/custom-date-and-time-format-strings{date(“[formatted string]“}
• Examples
  • {date(“yyyy-MM-dd”)}
  • {date(“yyyy-MM”)}
• MarcEdit can process .NET date format strings. See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/custom-date-and-time-format-strings for other formatting options.

Capture User Data:

Within a task, you may need to capture user generated data. You can do this with the following mnemonic:

• {inputbox_your_input_box_description}
  Example: Cataloged by {inputbox_Enter_Cataloger_Initials}

When used above, the program will prompt prior to running a task to collect the necessary user generated data — and then will use this data to perform the specified actions.