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Old 05-17-2011, 11:35 AM   #858
ElizabethN
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: western nebraska
Device: in use kindle oasis 2nd and 3rd gen, kobo forma, boox poke5
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Originally Posted by meme View Post
@ElizabethN - try this version. It adds more debug output. Run in debug mode (click down arrow on Preferences to Restart in Debug mode, run your Preview, then exist Calibre to have the output show). In the file you'll see 'Splitting on' showing how the names are split, and also if there is any automatic replacing of semicolons causing issues. You can PM me the details.
Downloaded this version, will test when I get home from work, so approx 10 hrs. Will run in debug.

"Can you post your exact author sort plugboard command."

Metadata plugboard: (mobi any device, destination field authors):
{author_sort:re(\s\&\s,;)}

Metadata plugboard: (mobi kindle3 destination field title):
{series}{series_index:0>5.1f|-|-}{title}

Send to device: (left over from using previous Collection manager & not really used, just haven't reset to default) -
{#kindle_author}/{series:|_|/}{series_index:0>5.1f|-|-}{title}
where #kindle_author = {author_sort:re(\s\&\s,;)} [custom column in calibre as well]

"Do you get any warning or dialog windows that states that one name will overwrite another?"

No warning that I noticed. I had cleaned up one author and re-sent new metadata, cleaner mobi etc to kindle and noticed that one of the author's entries in a collection were vastly reduced, so started trying variations of author vs author sort.


Thanks - wish I could do this now but my co-workers might not understand the importance of calibre & plugin mysteries vs patient care :)
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