adding book : series is part of the whole title

Dragouf · 07-04-2013, 11:29 PM

Hi,

I tried to import books and extract details from filename.

The problem is that I want to extract part of the title as serie and index but without to delete this part from title.

Anyone know how to do this and if it's possible ?

So to better explain here is the example of what I want :

filename : Soda - 12 - Code apocalypse

title : Soda - 12 - Code apocalypse
serie : Soda
index : 12

My curret regex is : (?P<series>.*) - [A-Z]?(?P<series_index>[^_]+) - (?P<title>[^_]+)

But the problem with that is that my title is : Code apocalypse.

PeterT · 07-05-2013, 12:23 AM

The standard feeling is that the series info does not belong within the title in calibre; rather in the series and series_index columns.

Of course, when sending to a device it is common to use a metadata plugboard to reintroduce the series info to the title as seen on the device.

LadyKate · 07-15-2013, 04:56 AM

I have a library of about 10,000 ebooks some of them from the 90's lol.

The metadata is horrid, but the title contains the series, title and author name.

I would like to transfer my entire library to calibre BUT it is too daunting to have to correct so many books.

I would like to be able to parse the filenames into the various fields but have no idea where to start. Any suggestions?

BetterRed · 07-15-2013, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LadyKate

I have a library of about 10,000 ebooks some of them from the 90's lol.

The metadata is horrid, but the title contains the series, title and author name.

I would like to transfer my entire library to calibre BUT it is too daunting to have to correct so many books.

I would like to be able to parse the filenames into the various fields but have no idea where to start. Any suggestions?

You set it up it in Preferences->Add Books->The Add Process (see attachment)

Do read the tutorial on Regular Expressions - there are a couple of example expressions in the the Regular Expression field - click the down chevron.

Test out on a few books first and spend some time getting to know calibre

I would add books in batches - I'd start with say 200, see how that goes. Make any adjustments you think worth doing, add another 200, if they are A-OK then add batches of 500. And between each batch backup the library.

BR

psst : I think its better to start your own threads rather jump on the end of another thread.

LadyKate · 07-19-2013, 12:52 AM

Thank you, I now have the beginnings of a file of sort order parse strings for the various ways my books are named.

I have also found that the adding is less frustrating now that I created a "temp library" with a field "toadd"

I gave up on bulk adds, and find adding by author much less frustrating.

Thanks again for taking the time to respond

07-04-2013, 11:29 PM	#1
Dragouf Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2013 Device: ipad	adding book : series is part of the whole title Hi, I tried to import books and extract details from filename. The problem is that I want to extract part of the title as serie and index but without to delete this part from title. Anyone know how to do this and if it's possible ? So to better explain here is the example of what I want : filename : Soda - 12 - Code apocalypse title : Soda - 12 - Code apocalypse serie : Soda index : 12 My curret regex is : (?P<series>.*) - [A-Z]?(?P<series_index>[^_]+) - (?P<title>[^_]+) But the problem with that is that my title is : Code apocalypse.

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07-05-2013, 12:23 AM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,167 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	The standard feeling is that the series info does not belong within the title in calibre; rather in the series and series_index columns. Of course, when sending to a device it is common to use a metadata plugboard to reintroduce the series info to the title as seen on the device.

07-15-2013, 04:56 AM	#3
LadyKate Fanatic Posts: 515 Karma: 1470724 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Quebec CA Device: android 4 (samsung tablet and asus tablet)	I have a library of about 10,000 ebooks some of them from the 90's lol. The metadata is horrid, but the title contains the series, title and author name. I would like to transfer my entire library to calibre BUT it is too daunting to have to correct so many books. I would like to be able to parse the filenames into the various fields but have no idea where to start. Any suggestions?

07-19-2013, 12:52 AM	#5
LadyKate Fanatic Posts: 515 Karma: 1470724 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Quebec CA Device: android 4 (samsung tablet and asus tablet)	Thank you, I now have the beginnings of a file of sort order parse strings for the various ways my books are named. I have also found that the adding is less frustrating now that I created a "temp library" with a field "toadd" I gave up on bulk adds, and find adding by author much less frustrating. Thanks again for taking the time to respond

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