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Originally Posted by HBH_AU
OK, nearly got it - made a custom column based on series - just used {series} as the template.
But of course, this doesn't give me the series NUMBER - how do I need to modify the template in order to get that info as well?
Thanks in advance for assistance 
Edit to add: argh! I want to be able to EDIT data in this column - is that not possible? I just tried to click on the data & when I try to edit it, I just get a "Edit Template" box come up. Where have I gone wrong??
Basically I would like a replica of the series column, but I NEED to be able to edit the series name (so I can create a short version of it). Is there no tricky way to do this? |
Sorry, I guess my answer was a bit vague. I actually had my little brother read through the help pages to get everything working the way I wanted it.
There is NO NEED to reproduce all the information in the series column! Hopefully I got this to you before you went through that effort!
The code I have for saving files and changing the metadata title for the Kindle is:
{author_sort} - {#nic:'ifempty($, field('series'))'}{series_index:0>6.2f|| - }{title}
Where "nic" is my custom column with series nicknames. Let me explain what this does. It uses the nickname when there is one, the series name where there is not (removing the need to reproduce the series name unless I'm trying to shorten it, and giving me something temporary (the actual series name) when I haven't shortened it). It also puts all my series info in 000.00 format so my numbers line up (something that is important to me, if it's not important to you, you may need to adjust). The series number comes from the series column, so there's no need to re-enter that information. This also removes the dash following the series if there is no series. Ends up with "author (last name first) - series info (if there is any) - title".
The custom column should NOT be pulling in the series information (that wouldn't be editable), but be a field "like" the series column (I used "text, column shown in the tag browser"). Hope that helps, feel free to ask if you're still confused. (If I can't help, I'm sure someone else can.)
Final note: I may not be the best at much, but one thing I tend to excel at: figuring out how to make software jump through hoops to do what I want it to do, assuming there's any leeway for me to do so. I now have Calibre singing and dancing just the way I want it to.