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DMee · 08-02-2011, 07:09 AM

How "simple" is the database structure of calibre?

Would it be possible to point and existing iPad database app at calibre's files and tweak the data within??

I have mine on Dropbox as well along with using Calibre2OPDS to access books via web - works brilliantly but I hate it if I spot errors and want to tweak Calibre data

e.g. Spot that Author if [LN, FN] when all rest are [FN LN]

I would love to jump into Calibre data and just tweak that one record.

I realise there's probably loads goes on in background (Author Sort etc etc) that I may break but I would even be happy running a rebuild on the databases once I got back to the computer if I could edit as I spotted errors :-)

I realise I could dial in from iPad but, as has been pointed out, the interface makes it hard work on the iPad.

08-02-2011, 07:09 AM	#5
DMee Zealot Posts: 116 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Stockport, UK Device: ipad, iphone, kindle	How "simple" is the database structure of calibre? Would it be possible to point and existing iPad database app at calibre's files and tweak the data within?? I have mine on Dropbox as well along with using Calibre2OPDS to access books via web - works brilliantly but I hate it if I spot errors and want to tweak Calibre data e.g. Spot that Author if [LN, FN] when all rest are [FN LN] I would love to jump into Calibre data and just tweak that one record. I realise there's probably loads goes on in background (Author Sort etc etc) that I may break but I would even be happy running a rebuild on the databases once I got back to the computer if I could edit as I spotted errors :-) I realise I could dial in from iPad but, as has been pointed out, the interface makes it hard work on the iPad.