Can't get "read books" to show in catalog

[slayda]

I really want to have my customized column entitled "Read" (a yes/no of whether I've read the book) to show in my catalog. It would be best in the calibre2opds catalog but I don't even see an option there so I've tried it in the epub/mobi versions of the catalog to no avail. Has anyone gotten this to work, & if how do you do it?

I can get it in the CSV version though.

Also existing catalogs are not replaced as indicated. When I try that, I get this error ;

"calibre, version 0.8.4
ERROR: Conversion Error: <b>Failed</b>: Generate catalog

Generate catalog
Sections: Authors, Titles, Series, Genres, Recently Added, Descriptions
Catalog_EPUB_MOBI(): Generating epub for generic_eink in GUI environment
connected_device: 'None'
book count: 134
opts:
authorClip: 100
catalog_title: u'test catalog'
connected_kindle: False
descriptionClip: 380
exclude_book_marker: u'#read:yes'
exclude_genre: u'\\[.+\\]'
exclude_tags: u''
header_note_source_field: ''
merge_comments: '::True'
output_profile: 'generic_eink'
read_book_marker: u'#read:no'
search_text: None
sort_by: None
sort_descriptions_by_author: True
sync: False
thumb_width: '1.00'
wishlist_tag: u''
existing thumb cache at C:\Users\Slayda\AppData\Roaming\calibre\caches\cat alog\thumbs.zip, cached_thumb_width: 1.00"
Begin catalog source generation
DPI = 168; thumbnail dimensions: 168 x 224

*** Metadata warning ***
Warning: inconsistent Author Sort values for
Author 'Louis L'amour':
'L'Amour, Louis' <> 'L'amour, Louis'


*** Metadata warning ***
Warning: inconsistent Author Sort values for
Author 'Louis L'amour':
'L'amour, Louis' <> 'L'Amour, Louis'

using default cover for '3rd World Products 11' (119)
using default cover for '3rd World Products 13' (121)
Python function terminated unexpectedly
[Error 183] Cannot create a file when that file already exists (Error Code: 1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site.py", line 103, in main
File "site.py", line 85, in run_entry_point
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 181, in main
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 68, in gui_catalog
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 5089, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 1406, in buildSources
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 2963, in generateThumbnails
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 4715, in generateThumbnail
WindowsError: [Error 183] Cannot create a file when that file already exists"

[GRiker]

Read the 'Catalog options' section in the FAQ for a tip on how to show books that have been read.

G

[GRiker]

With respect to the error you're seeing, try deleting the thumbs cache file:

C:\Users\Slayda\AppData\Roaming\calibre\caches\cat alog\thumbs.zip

then try running the catalog builder again.

G

[itimpi]

Originally Posted by slayda

It would be best in the calibre2opds catalog but I don't even see an option there

Correct - at the moment there is no support in calibre2opds for custom columns. We have not yet worked out how (or if) such support would be added.