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Bogg · 01-09-2009, 04:32 AM

Could I humbly suggest a simpler approach...

Rather than monitoring the Filestore to sync the Metadata, how about a check whenever a books metadata is saved...if the ISBN is the same as another existign entry create a pop-up asking if they should be merged. If Yes, then save the book as an alternate format of the other book (if that format already exists offer an overwrite/remove/cancel option) ?

That would allow duplicates to be resolved simply by using the E option to align an ISBN.

Hope this helps.

01-09-2009, 04:32 AM	#5
Bogg Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Midlands, UK Device: Sony PRS-505	How about... Could I humbly suggest a simpler approach... Rather than monitoring the Filestore to sync the Metadata, how about a check whenever a books metadata is saved...if the ISBN is the same as another existign entry create a pop-up asking if they should be merged. If Yes, then save the book as an alternate format of the other book (if that format already exists offer an overwrite/remove/cancel option) ? That would allow duplicates to be resolved simply by using the E option to align an ISBN. Hope this helps.