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Doug-W · 02-24-2011, 12:55 PM

I'd like to send books to my nook with a semi-dynamic format, if it appears on the goodreads shelf 'to read' it goes to a folder /To Read/Title - Author.file if not, then it goes to /Author_sort/Series/Title - authors.file

The Goodreads section is handled by the wonderful goodreads sync and a custom yes/no field called #gr_2read. I set my send to device filter to be what I think would accomplish this:

Code:

{#gr_2read:test("To Read",{author_sort}/{series})}/{title} - {authors}

However, when I go to send to device, Calibre thinks it's sent, but then if I refresh a search it realizes the file isn't on the device, and indeed it's no where to be found. (I've tested both books that appear with the #gr_2read and without, neither show up.)

Am I misunderstanding how the test function should work or what am I doing wrong?

(EDIT: This was moved from Library Management to Devices, but it's a device independent question as far as I'm aware, I'm just asking how the filter is being applied and how to apply it the way I wish it to be.)

02-24-2011, 12:55 PM	#1
Doug-W Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Nook	Send to device with conditional directories I'd like to send books to my nook with a semi-dynamic format, if it appears on the goodreads shelf 'to read' it goes to a folder /To Read/Title - Author.file if not, then it goes to /Author_sort/Series/Title - authors.file The Goodreads section is handled by the wonderful goodreads sync and a custom yes/no field called #gr_2read. I set my send to device filter to be what I think would accomplish this: Code: {#gr_2read:test("To Read",{author_sort}/{series})}/{title} - {authors} However, when I go to send to device, Calibre thinks it's sent, but then if I refresh a search it realizes the file isn't on the device, and indeed it's no where to be found. (I've tested both books that appear with the #gr_2read and without, neither show up.) Am I misunderstanding how the test function should work or what am I doing wrong? (EDIT: This was moved from Library Management to Devices, but it's a device independent question as far as I'm aware, I'm just asking how the filter is being applied and how to apply it the way I wish it to be.) Last edited by Doug-W; 02-24-2011 at 02:36 PM.