Weird initial metadata

enenalan · 08-02-2011, 11:22 AM

Kinda new to this, but when I do an initial download of a title, Calibre inserts the word Calibre followed by the version number (as well as what appear to be file properties) before the actual title. Obviously, this is kinda annoying as I have to reformat the title before I can download the metadata. Is there any way to download the title without that extra stuff?

P.S. I'm using the Windows version. I know, I know. I work at a public library and my patrons and staff are scared to death of Linux.....

Mark

DoctorOhh · 08-02-2011, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by enenalan

Kinda new to this, but when I do an initial download of a title, Calibre inserts the word Calibre followed by the version number (as well as what appear to be file properties) before the actual title. Obviously, this is kinda annoying as I have to reformat the title before I can download the metadata. Is there any way to download the title without that extra stuff?

I have never heard of such a thing in the 2.5 years I've been on this board and using calibre. Since calibre doesn't insert anything this is unique to what you are doing or the book you're downloading metadata for. You'll have to give us a specific example of the book title, author, isbn that are in your data before you download metadata and exactly what you see afterwords.

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Originally Posted by enenalan

P.S. I'm using the Windows version. I know, I know. I work at a public library and my patrons and staff are scared to death of Linux.....

What's your point? This isn't a pro or con Linux, Windows or Mac board. Most people here use Windows, but a higher percentage of the folks with problems are Linux users.

Manichean · 08-03-2011, 03:48 AM

I think he's talking about downloading a book via the get books- interface. IIRC, that prefaces the title with "calibre" and a number.

DoctorOhh · 08-03-2011, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Manichean

I think he's talking about downloading a book via the get books- interface. IIRC, that prefaces the title with "calibre" and a number.

Good to know, thanks.

enenalan · 08-05-2011, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Manichean

I think he's talking about downloading a book via the get books- interface. IIRC, that prefaces the title with "calibre" and a number.

You got it. Is there anyway of getting rid of that?

Mark

kovidgoyal · 08-05-2011, 10:32 AM

That's odd, while I haven't written the code for get books so I cannot comment with certainty, I do not see the behavior you are describing. For example I searched for heart of darkness by conrad, dowloaded the epub format from project gutenberg and got a title of

"Heart of Darkness"

Can you give us a specific example?

Manichean · 08-06-2011, 03:36 AM

I last used the feature when it had just been introduced to download some books from Mobileread, and they had metadata like described above.

kovidgoyal · 08-06-2011, 12:26 PM

I downloaded "Barchester Towers" in LRF from Mobileread and got the title "Barchester Towers"

I suspect this happens only if you have told calibre to only read metadata from filenames in preferences->adding books.

Manichean · 08-07-2011, 03:49 AM

I'll try to reproduce the circumstances when I'm back home this evening.

enenalan · 08-12-2011, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Manichean

I'll try to reproduce the circumstances when I'm back home this evening.

Thanks guys.... Every free book I download seems to be behaving this way. I wonder if there just some appending to the file name via the code. Like calibre 0.whatever + title.... I'm kinda wondering if there is somewhere in the code that simply adds the superfluous data to the title metadata variable..... That make sense? All I know is VB, C#, C++, and ASP. But it seems like there's a cumulative development of the variable. Like the garbage info is being tagged to the metadata by default... It's kinda like the code is tagging the title with extra info.....

enenalan · 08-12-2011, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enenalan

Thanks guys.... Every free book I download seems to be behaving this way. I wonder if there just some appending to the file name via the code. Like calibre 0.whatever + title.... I'm kinda wondering if there is somewhere in the code that simply adds the superfluous data to the title metadata variable.....

Sorry. I have no idea what language Calibre was written in. But based on my experience with Microsoft code, it just seems like there's an auto-appendment to the variable...... I.e. titlefield = garbage stuff + title....

DoctorOhh · 08-12-2011, 03:49 AM

It's time to share with us what version of calibre you're using.

08-02-2011, 11:22 AM	#1
enenalan Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: any	Weird initial metadata Kinda new to this, but when I do an initial download of a title, Calibre inserts the word Calibre followed by the version number (as well as what appear to be file properties) before the actual title. Obviously, this is kinda annoying as I have to reformat the title before I can download the metadata. Is there any way to download the title without that extra stuff? P.S. I'm using the Windows version. I know, I know. I work at a public library and my patrons and staff are scared to death of Linux..... Mark

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08-03-2011, 03:48 AM	#3
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	I think he's talking about downloading a book via the get books- interface. IIRC, that prefaces the title with "calibre" and a number.

08-05-2011, 10:32 AM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,857 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	That's odd, while I haven't written the code for get books so I cannot comment with certainty, I do not see the behavior you are describing. For example I searched for heart of darkness by conrad, dowloaded the epub format from project gutenberg and got a title of "Heart of Darkness" Can you give us a specific example?

08-06-2011, 03:36 AM	#7
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	I last used the feature when it had just been introduced to download some books from Mobileread, and they had metadata like described above.

08-06-2011, 12:26 PM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,857 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I downloaded "Barchester Towers" in LRF from Mobileread and got the title "Barchester Towers" I suspect this happens only if you have told calibre to only read metadata from filenames in preferences->adding books.

08-07-2011, 03:49 AM	#9
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	I'll try to reproduce the circumstances when I'm back home this evening.

08-12-2011, 03:49 AM	#12
DoctorOhh US Navy, Retired Posts: 9,864 Karma: 13806776 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North Carolina Device: Icarus Illumina XL HD, Nexus 7	It's time to share with us what version of calibre you're using.

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