metadata plugboard functions?

mfaine · 01-08-2011, 10:43 AM

Is it possible to do more than append and prepend other fields? I'm thinking things like titlecase(title) or input a regular expression to remove parenthetical text from title (such as when series is included in title), etc.

Manichean · 01-08-2011, 02:01 PM

I believe you can use the full extent of the template language in the plugboards.

chaley · 01-09-2011, 05:37 AM

Plugboards can be arbitrary template programs, which can do what you suggest and much more. See http://calibre-ebook.com/user_manual/template_lang.html, and in particular note the three program modes available (single-function, template program, and general program).

For very complicated templates, it might be easier to create a composite column and put the program there. It is rather hard to put something very complicated into the one line available in the plugboard dialog.

01-08-2011, 10:43 AM	#1
mfaine Member Retired Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: nook	metadata plugboard functions? Is it possible to do more than append and prepend other fields? I'm thinking things like titlecase(title) or input a regular expression to remove parenthetical text from title (such as when series is included in title), etc.

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01-08-2011, 02:01 PM	#2
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	I believe you can use the full extent of the template language in the plugboards.

01-09-2011, 05:37 AM	#3
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,733 Karma: 6690881 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Plugboards can be arbitrary template programs, which can do what you suggest and much more. See http://calibre-ebook.com/user_manual/template_lang.html, and in particular note the three program modes available (single-function, template program, and general program). For very complicated templates, it might be easier to create a composite column and put the program there. It is rather hard to put something very complicated into the one line available in the plugboard dialog.

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