file association broken in 0.4.127?

adenbley · 01-13-2009, 05:05 PM

i was able to double click on .lrf files until the update, now it gives the message "calibre is already running", which while it is already running, i would still like the book to be imported. i thought i'd ask here for comments before submitting a ticket. this is on windows.
thank you

kovidgoyal · 01-13-2009, 05:16 PM

Did you setup the file association manually?

adenbley · 01-13-2009, 05:33 PM

yes, i used "open with" and chose calibre.exe. it is still working on my xp box, but not the vista one (hadn't checked when i started the post).
btw i'm in eagle rock if you wanted me to bring it by somewhere.

kovidgoyal · 01-13-2009, 06:07 PM

I dont recall if windows allows you to customize the arguments passed to a file association command, but if it does you can use

Code:

calibredb.exe add filename

As the command to associate

adenbley · 01-14-2009, 12:47 AM

vista does not have an "easy" way to set switches when setting file associations, but i tried a couple ways and was semi-successful, the problem with using "calebredb.exe add filename" is that calibre doesn't refresh until you restart calibre. did you want me to open a ticket for a feature requesting that "calibre.exe filename" imports a file into the current session?

kovidgoyal · 01-14-2009, 02:15 AM

As far as I know calibre.exe filename should still be working, indeed adding books via calibredb should also refresh the GUI, if it's not, open a bug report.

01-13-2009, 05:05 PM	#1
adenbley Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: prs-505	file association broken in 0.4.127? i was able to double click on .lrf files until the update, now it gives the message "calibre is already running", which while it is already running, i would still like the book to be imported. i thought i'd ask here for comments before submitting a ticket. this is on windows. thank you

01-13-2009, 05:33 PM	#3
adenbley Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: prs-505	yes, i used "open with" and chose calibre.exe. it is still working on my xp box, but not the vista one (hadn't checked when i started the post). btw i'm in eagle rock if you wanted me to bring it by somewhere. Last edited by adenbley; 01-13-2009 at 05:49 PM.

01-13-2009, 06:07 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,826 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I dont recall if windows allows you to customize the arguments passed to a file association command, but if it does you can use Code: calibredb.exe add filename As the command to associate

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01-13-2009, 05:16 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,826 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Did you setup the file association manually?

01-14-2009, 12:47 AM	#5
adenbley Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: prs-505	vista does not have an "easy" way to set switches when setting file associations, but i tried a couple ways and was semi-successful, the problem with using "calebredb.exe add filename" is that calibre doesn't refresh until you restart calibre. did you want me to open a ticket for a feature requesting that "calibre.exe filename" imports a file into the current session?

01-14-2009, 02:15 AM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,826 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	As far as I know calibre.exe filename should still be working, indeed adding books via calibredb should also refresh the GUI, if it's not, open a bug report.

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