error produced during "Edit metadata in bulk" for replacing a value

Bug #1282357 reported by Curt Barnes
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calibre
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Bug Description

I selected a dozen files to change, selected Edit Metadata in Bulk:
Selected the Author_sort field : Current value "Nora Roberts"
Entered replace with value of: "Nora Roberts - JD Robb"
Test results equals "Nora Roberts - JD RobbvNora Roberts - JD RobbcNora Roberts - JD RobbvNora Roberts - JD RobbsNora Roberts - JD RobbdNora Roberts - JD Robb"
upon saving it replaces the the author_sort field with "Nora Roberts - JD RobbvNora Roberts - JD RobbcNora Roberts - JD RobbvNora Roberts - JD RobbsNora Roberts - JD RobbdNora Roberts - JD Robb"

values copied from the Edit Information screen
I've tried this on several sets of files, turned Calibre off and back on
Current version 1.24

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Kovid Goyal (kovid) wrote : Re: calibre bug 1282357

You need to enter something in the "Search For" field. For example, .* (in
regular expression mode) will replace the entire field.

 status invalid

Changed in calibre:
status: New → Invalid
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Kovid Goyal (kovid) wrote :

I will change the dialog to make that clear in the future.

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