mobi-meta changes commas to semicolons

GRiker · 04-29-2009, 09:13 AM

Using mobi-meta 0.5.9 under Mac OSX ...

If I invoke mobi-meta with a command line like this:

mobi-meta --authors="Lastname, Firstname" <non-DRM File>.mobi

the results written to the metadata author field is:

Lastname; Firstname

i.e., the comma has been changed to a semicolon and an extra space.

Is this a bug or a feature? If it's a feature, how do format the string to get 'Lastname, Firstname' in the author field?

Thanks.

kovidgoyal · 04-29-2009, 12:45 PM

It's a bug, it will be fixed in the 0.6 release of calibre

GRiker · 04-29-2009, 12:50 PM

Thanks!

One other question - if I invoke meta-mobi -a "Last, First" <non-DRM.mobi>, is there a way to create an EXTH record of type author if it doesn't already exist in the file? Currently I get an error message.

Thanks

kovidgoyal · 04-29-2009, 12:53 PM

just convert the file using any2mobi

sirbruce · 04-29-2009, 01:44 PM

Is this going to change http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/ticket/2279 ?

kovidgoyal · 04-29-2009, 02:06 PM

No, that requires a different fix

sirbruce · 04-29-2009, 02:50 PM

Okay. And actually I don't know if those spaces are essential to the format or not; I'd still have to test such a book on the Kindle.

GRiker · 04-30-2009, 05:38 AM

Thanks for the response and suggestion of using any2mobi.

G

04-29-2009, 09:13 AM	#1
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	mobi-meta changes commas to semicolons Using mobi-meta 0.5.9 under Mac OSX ... If I invoke mobi-meta with a command line like this: mobi-meta --authors="Lastname, Firstname" <non-DRM File>.mobi the results written to the metadata author field is: Lastname; Firstname i.e., the comma has been changed to a semicolon and an extra space. Is this a bug or a feature? If it's a feature, how do format the string to get 'Lastname, Firstname' in the author field? Thanks.

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04-29-2009, 12:45 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	It's a bug, it will be fixed in the 0.6 release of calibre

04-29-2009, 12:50 PM	#3
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	Thanks! One other question - if I invoke meta-mobi -a "Last, First" <non-DRM.mobi>, is there a way to create an EXTH record of type author if it doesn't already exist in the file? Currently I get an error message. Thanks

04-29-2009, 12:53 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	just convert the file using any2mobi

04-29-2009, 01:44 PM	#5
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	Is this going to change http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/ticket/2279 ?

04-29-2009, 02:06 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No, that requires a different fix

04-29-2009, 02:50 PM	#7
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	Okay. And actually I don't know if those spaces are essential to the format or not; I'd still have to test such a book on the Kindle.

04-30-2009, 05:38 AM	#8
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	Thanks for the response and suggestion of using any2mobi. G

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