Glo Glo automatically changes pdf names?!

shakey_hands · 04-08-2014, 08:03 PM

Hi guys

Ive noticed that my Glo will ignore the file names i have given my .PDFs.

The glo seems to revert back to the original file name, which is usually something like '56443_545'. You can imagine this is REALLY annoying, when upload 20 .PDFs at once. Not to mention just in general, i dont know what .PDF is what.

Is there a Glo function i can turn on or off? Is there a way to alter the .PDF names on my computer that the Glo will accept? or anything else?

Adam

davidfor · 04-08-2014, 09:45 PM

When the Glo first sees a book it processes it and adds it to the internal database. Part of the processing is to extract the metadata from inside the file. This is what it uses for the title and author. It will only use the filename if there is no metadata. You need to fix the metadata before sideloading the books.

04-08-2014, 08:03 PM	#1
shakey_hands Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: Kobo glo	Glo automatically changes pdf names?! Hi guys Ive noticed that my Glo will ignore the file names i have given my .PDFs. The glo seems to revert back to the original file name, which is usually something like '56443_545'. You can imagine this is REALLY annoying, when upload 20 .PDFs at once. Not to mention just in general, i dont know what .PDF is what. Is there a Glo function i can turn on or off? Is there a way to alter the .PDF names on my computer that the Glo will accept? or anything else? Adam

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04-08-2014, 09:45 PM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,907 Karma: 47303748 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	When the Glo first sees a book it processes it and adds it to the internal database. Part of the processing is to extract the metadata from inside the file. This is what it uses for the title and author. It will only use the filename if there is no metadata. You need to fix the metadata before sideloading the books.