Thread: Driver plugin: get file path of ebook?
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Old 01-13-2013, 09:18 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by jgoguen View Post
Is there a way for a device driver plugin to get the original file path of an ebook, or do I need to open metadata.db and query for the path from there? For example, if I have a book at C:\Users\jgoguen\ebooks\Author\awesomebook.epub and I upload it to my device, the only path I can find how to get with the API is the obfuscated path in a temporary folder. I'm working on a plugin that modifies ePub files in transit and I'd like to be able to save the modified files back to the calibre library and replace the original book.
Have a look at modify epub plugin it modifies the epub and then overwrites the original that might help.
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