Virtual Libraries - web?

[soundsfromsound]

Hello,

Is there a way to get virtual libraries to show up in the web interface? That would be handy for browsing and I was just curious if I could enable that somehow.

Thanks!

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by soundsfromsound

Is there a way to get virtual libraries to show up in the web interface? That would be handy for browsing and I was just curious if I could enable that somehow.

No you can't get virtual "libraries" on the web interface. You can specify for the Content Server to be limited to showing the contents of one VL on start up. Go to Preferences - Sharing over the net and enter a Virtual library to apply on start-up of the Content Server.

Update: I'm sort of wrong. Press the Search button in the menu and it will give you the option of your saved searches including each VL.

[soundsfromsound]

Thank you for the fast response!

Hmm, ok. Do you think it's possible (likely) to be implemented in the future? I think it'd be awesome so users could just share 'everything' and then narrow things down per virtual lib, rather than just limit what is shared in the first place.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by DoctorOhh

No you can't get virtual "libraries" on the web interface. You can specify for the Content Server to be limited to showing the contents of one VL on start up. Go to Preferences - Sharing over the net and enter a Virtual library to apply on start-up of the Content Server.

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by soundsfromsound

Hmm, ok. Do you think it's possible (likely) to be implemented in the future? I think it'd be awesome so users could just share 'everything' and then narrow things down per virtual lib, rather than just limit what is shared in the first place.

I updated my previous response as follows:

Originally Posted by DoctorOhh

Update: I'm sort of wrong. Press the Search button in the menu and it will give you the option of your saved searches including each VL.

[soundsfromsound]

Originally Posted by DoctorOhh

Update: I'm sort of wrong. Press the Search button in the menu and it will give you the option of your saved searches including each VL.

I'm afraid I don't follow. Search button, in the web interface? I only have a search box. And a sort option.

How do I get to that saved searched/VL option you speak of?
Sounds like what I'm after.

Thanks!

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by soundsfromsound

I'm afraid I don't follow. Search button, in the web interface? I only have a search box. And a sort option.

How do I get to that saved searched/VL option you speak of?
Sounds like what I'm after.

I'm guessing you have no saved searches or VLs setup. See attached.

[soundsfromsound]

I have 3 virtual libraries, but no saved searches yet. Can you tell me the best way to save a virtual library as a "search"?
I guess I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the relationship between search + VL.

Thank you so much for your help.

[DoctorOhh]

They're already saved as a search maybe you need to be hitting the CS with the /browse as shown in my example. Hopefully someone will drop by with details since I have too go now.

Good luck.

[soundsfromsound]

Thanks, I'll have to wait and see because I'm not understanding, sorry.

Have a good one!

Edit:
I opened one virtual library, copied the search terms, and tried to copy those and save a search but I get an error when loading saved search from web interface:

Search: u'tags:"=music theory & composition" or tags:"=music notation" or tags:"=music"' not understood

So, even though I have virtual libraries I can't seem to get them to register as 'searches' on the web interface. Not sure what I'm missing.

[kovidgoyal]

As far as I recall, virtual libraries are not available in the content server. A virtual library is just a search, so you can make them available by creating a saved search.

The only interaction of virtual libraries and the content server is that you can specify that the content server should only show the books in a certain virtual library vie Preferences->Sharing over the net.

[kovidgoyal]

You need to use the search

tags:"=music theory & composition" or tags:"=music notation" or tags:"=music"

without the enclosing single quotes

[soundsfromsound]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

You need to use the search

tags:"=music theory & composition" or tags:"=music notation" or tags:"=music"

without the enclosing single quotes

Hi Kovid,

Thanks for helping me figure out the virtual library/saved search config - I appreciate it. I'll try saving a search that is the same as my VL, hopefully that'll do the trick.

[soundsfromsound]

Hmm, still failing. Same error. I am copying the search terms exactly as they are from the virtual library, and making sure no single quotes exist.

The single quotes are being added in the 404 page error message, they were never part of my saved search, if that helps.

404 Not Found

Search: u'tags:"=music theory & composition" or tags:"=music notation" or tags:"=music"' not understood

What should I do?

[kovidgoyal]

It's probably caused by the amerpsand in the search query, open a bug report for it and attach the metadata.db file from your calibre library folder.

[soundsfromsound]

I removed all ampersands and renamed virtual libraries, tags, and even created a new 'test' virtual library - sadly, none are showing up in searches from the web interface.
404 errors are returned for all.
I don't believe the ampersand is the culprit, do you know of anything else that would cause an error with virtual library/searches from the web interface?

Are users normally able to do this or is it just my database do you think?
Is there anyway to create a dedicated virtual library tab on the web interface to avoid having to create duplicate VL/searches like this? Just curious. Thanks!