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Originally Posted by citac
I'm not sending the html, but epub, and I'm not sending to disk but to a folder on my computer. I don't want to send to my device for fear of experiencing a similar episode before testing it on a blank SD card.
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If you are sending to a folder on your computer you might consider using the Connect to folder feature, it is a little friendlier and treats the folder on your desktop as a device. Once connected to the folder you would actually use the Send to device button to transfer books to the folder and the Send to device save template to shape how things are formulated during the send.
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Originally Posted by citac
If I'm reading it correctly, it will result with the file being saved as Author - Series # Title, yes? If I wanted a dash between series, its index and title, I would have to insert " - " between closing and opening, curly brackets, yes?
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It will result in the file being saved as Author-Series-#-Title.epub if there is a series and Author - Title if there is not a series for said book. The dashes are within the {} so if the item (series, series index) doesn't exist they are not added to the filename.
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Originally Posted by citac
But can I set it to read a part of the title as a tag for that particular fandom? If I had titles such as, say, The Losers - Author - Series 01 - Title.html, Equilibrium - Author - Series 01 - Title.html?
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I don't think you can since tags isn't one of the fields shown in the Regex test area for adding books.
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Originally Posted by citac
So basically either fix the files prior to import, or fix them via bulk edit metadata once they're imported, yes?
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Yes.
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Originally Posted by citac
I'll fix prior to import but just because it irks me to have that incorrect information there, but I will use titles as sources for metadata.  dang programmer, inserting his name where it doesn't belong. |
It isn't going to change things for your epub, but if you must do this for your own sanity then by all means fix it prior to import.
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Originally Posted by citac
but I must be wired differently because I keep hitting these bricks nobody else seems to encounter. Using calibre has been one of the most frustrating experiences of my life.
In any case, thank you for the help and patience.
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You're welcome. We all look at things differently that was the reason I referred you to other links for a possible different perspective on the items being discussed.
If you have further questions please continue to ask, there are many folks here and we all speak calibre with a slightly different accent.