Is there a way to copy the paths of multiple books?

ownedbycats · 11-27-2020, 07:41 PM

As stated in title. I did a search in Power Search. Now I want to use Agent Ransack to search in that subset of books.

capink · 11-27-2020, 07:56 PM

There is a copy to clipboard action in action chains plugin. It allows you to define a template to determine what metadata to copy to clipboard for selected books. For example, if you want to copy the path (containing folder) of selected books, use the following template:

Code:

program: 
    paths = formats_paths();
    fmt_path = re(paths, ',[A-Z0-9_]+:.*', '');
    path = list_item(fmt_path, 1, ':');
    dir_path = re(path, '(.+)[/\\].*', '\1')

Note: I tried the above on linux, have not tested it on Windows.

Or, if you want the path to a specific format e.g. epub, use this

Code:

program: select(formats_paths(),'EPUB')

ownedbycats · 11-27-2020, 11:22 PM

I think the former doesn't work with Windows, as I just got a bunch of Ds. The second one did work, at least for EPUBs.

Thank you.

11-27-2020, 07:41 PM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 8,841 Karma: 62032373 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Is there a way to copy the paths of multiple books? As stated in title. I did a search in Power Search. Now I want to use Agent Ransack to search in that subset of books.

11-27-2020, 07:56 PM	#2
capink Wizard Posts: 1,120 Karma: 1954138 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kindle	There is a copy to clipboard action in action chains plugin. It allows you to define a template to determine what metadata to copy to clipboard for selected books. For example, if you want to copy the path (containing folder) of selected books, use the following template: Code: program: paths = formats_paths(); fmt_path = re(paths, ',[A-Z0-9_]+:.', ''); path = list_item(fmt_path, 1, ':'); dir_path = re(path, '(.+)[/\\].', '\1') Note: I tried the above on linux, have not tested it on Windows. Or, if you want the path to a specific format e.g. epub, use this Code: program: select(formats_paths(),'EPUB')

11-27-2020, 11:22 PM	#3
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 8,841 Karma: 62032373 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I think the former doesn't work with Windows, as I just got a bunch of Ds. The second one did work, at least for EPUBs. Thank you. Last edited by ownedbycats; 11-27-2020 at 11:31 PM.

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