calibre - Not using existing metadata from *.opf files when Add books

[kovidgoyal]

No, I've wasted enough time on this. Four posts back I told you:

When there is metadata in the file it will overwrite what is in the opf. If you want to use the OPF preferentially disable reading metadata from file contents.

Simply do that if you want to use the metadata in the OPF.

[rolandt99]

As I stated multiple times that (use internal metadata over OPF) is happening using "Add Multiple" but does NOT happen using "Add Single."

The uploaded screen shots and zip file show this...

Using the two book files sets included in the zip file. I added them twice; with "Single book per directory" option and with "Multiple books per directory" option.

In both screen shots (details and covers) the first 2 book entries are added using the "Single book per directory" option. The Metadata and Cover displayed are taken from the external OPF/JPG files.

In both screen shots (details and covers) the last 2 book entries (highlight selected) are added using the "Multiple books per directory" option. The Metadata and Cover displayed are taken from the internal PDF contents.

As you can clearly see the metadata and covers are different between the two methods of adding the EXACT same books.

Back in Sept/Oct 2012, when I ask for help because of this, you noted there was a single line of code (checking for an opf file) lost during some previous update from the 'handle multiple' logic section. After that single line of code was added back into the next week's release, both ways (Single and Multiple) used the opf/cover if they existed. And, both methods used internal metadata if the external opf/cover did not exist. Which, in my opinion is the correct way to handle it.

This Oct 2012 "fix" to handle data the same way in both methods, is apparently no longer there. That is why I started this current dialogue asking for assistance.

I sincerely appreciate this excellent software suite,
and thank you for your assistance,
Roland

[MrMxyzptlk]

Yup, I have the exact same issue which is driving me crazy.
I have read from file unchecked, and have pdf / opf / jpg for everything, but Calibre completley ignores the opf if I import multiple at once.

I have 10,000+ to import so 1 at a time is not an option.

[theducks]

Are you using Add Books? Which one (mode) did you choose?

[MrMxyzptlk]

I have tried add books from single directory, add books from subdirectories with the same results.

Here is 1 example book, with correct cover jpg and opf.
The book has no metadata embedded that I could find.

No matter what I try Calibre creates a cover from the first page; not what is in the OPF?

Some books work, on a large import of many books; not all.

I am reading from metadata not file.

The cover.jpg is what Calibre created not what I have in the original directory with the OPF and PDF.

Thank you for your help!