Hi,
I have a huge library split in data/metadata.
Data (actual content) is in a series of subdirectories (possibly compressed).
Metadata is handled in BookCAT (long deceased, R.I.P.).
Importing Data is not a problem (I already did that for about one half of my library), Calibre also did a very decent job in extracting metadata from Data; I had to hand-modify some of the entries.
Unfortunately the bulk of Metadata is *not* contained in Data and that is, of course, lost.
Can I extract part of Metadata to CSV and use Import List to take that into Calibre, but that is suboptimal for at least two reasons:
- metadata is split into several tables and not completely "flat" (e.g.: Author and Publisher can have more info than just a name).
- several fields (e.g.: Cover image) are not compatible with CSV.
What is the recommended way to do this?
Can Import List access .mdb databases (or other databases)?
I can program (I never used python, but i know more programming languages than I care to mention
) and thus I could "extend" the plugin, if necessary and useful, but I would need guidance because my time is very limited.
TiA