Determining which files were not imported during a bulk import

valunthar · 06-17-2011, 05:10 PM

I'm currently in the process of doing a bulk import of a variety of ebooks to the calibre library through the linux terminal and I've noticed that there are a few files that just don't import for one reason or another. Is there any way to determine the filenames of the books that weren't imported properly?

speakingtohe · 06-17-2011, 06:46 PM

usually there is an error message you can click on to see or copy details

valunthar · 06-17-2011, 07:25 PM

Unfortunately, because I'm doing this through the linux command line the only error message that I get does not include the file name. Instead I get something like this

Code:

Backing up metadata
Notifying calibre of the change
Error: May not be a PDF file (continuing anyway)
Error: PDF file is damaged - attempting to reconstruct xref table...
Error: Couldn't find trailer dictionary
Error: Couldn't read xref table
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "site-packages/calibre/customize/ui.py", line 312, in get_file_type_metadata
  File "site-packages/calibre/customize/builtins.py", line 347, in get_metadata
  File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/pdf.py", line 25, in get_metadata
RuntimeError: Failed to open PDF file with error code: 3

And considering that this folder contains a very large number of ebooks, it would be quite hard to go through and check each file manually.

kovidgoyal · 06-17-2011, 08:51 PM

That error just means metadata could not be read from the file, it was still imported.

06-17-2011, 05:10 PM	#1
valunthar Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 4264 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Paperwhite V1	Determining which files were not imported during a bulk import I'm currently in the process of doing a bulk import of a variety of ebooks to the calibre library through the linux terminal and I've noticed that there are a few files that just don't import for one reason or another. Is there any way to determine the filenames of the books that weren't imported properly?

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06-17-2011, 06:46 PM	#2
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	usually there is an error message you can click on to see or copy details

06-17-2011, 08:51 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	That error just means metadata could not be read from the file, it was still imported.

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