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Originally Posted by KWhytte
I'd like to get a csv output first:
1) Why create catalog button clicked and options title/author/size picked in that order gives author/size/title columns in csv
2) Why very few of the titles not sorted by title alphabetical order (yes I sorted them in alpabetical title order in calibre (Yes they are sorted OK in Calibre view)
(I don't know if you have another way of doing this output, if so , please show me how:
After getting the csv file I open it with comma and quotation mark ticked and save as xls and html to view it either from my desktop or web copy to check and see if I have that particular book or what I have with specific author etc.
If you know another way to create such htm output from the books listed in my calibre without running the calibre please show me how: )
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The CSV and XML output formats are intermediate formats, meaning that they are intended to be used as input to another program, for example a spreadsheet program. After importing the file, you can rearrange the columns and sort the contents in Excel as you choose.
It sounds like you have a particular workflow with Excel - why not create a macro?
You might also consider outputting your catalog in EPUB format and using the calibre reader to view it. You can create a catalog from the CLI, writing the output to your desktop, then open it from there. You can do all that without opening calibre's GUI.
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