@chaley,
???
Custom metadata may be embedded, but if you don't have the same custom columns in your database, then how do you retrieve it not knowing what to set up again?
Also, it's more about being able to use any reader or app and utilize that info in some manner which I realize is a choice and/or a function of the scope of the app and not an issue with Calibre. Still, I do wonder on the first part about retrieval in Calibre without having the custom column set up the same in a different Calibre library.
For example, I foolishly think I can save all books to epub using Save to Disk inclusive of embedded data. I lose or delete ALL calibre data since I have my files saved via Save to Disk to another place. A get a new PC and decide I want the powerful library function back and add all books to a new, non-customized install of Calibre where no previous libraries and databases exist. To my knowledge, the only thing I can retrieve from the epubs are the default metadata columnal info such at title and author and default tags, etc - especially because custom columns have been forgotten and thus not easily recreated from my memory... IS THIS WRONG?
Problem:
I looked over Search/Replace as mentioned. A previous post answer helped me understand it better. However, I cannot get it to work. I've attached a picture with a test example using 2 books and multiple tags. The goal is to get
- Book 1: Test A from {#tagsmgmt} to combine into {tags} that already has tags1, tags2; this would yield {tags} tags1, tags2, Test A
- Book2: Test B from {#tagsmgmt} to combine into {tags} that already has tags3, tags4; this would yield {tags} tags3, tags4, Test B
I see no change in the "test" fields and no change after hitting OK. I've tried with and without the Split checked off. I don't know what else to do. I THINK .* is what's used to pull everything, but I could be wrong.
@Better Red,
Thank you for the reminder on the Edit Metadata views. I've tried them all, but there's always something missing from the 1st active tab that I prefer to be as in the default which doesn't have the custom stuff first. That's not a complaint. I get it and love that there are even the 3 options as is. I am going to try again to make another work for me, but I hate losing the "long" view of comments for editing too..that's the kicker among other things.
NOW, the TWEAKING looks interesting. I may very well play around with that! I've done a lot of tweaking and perhaps never fully realized the potential of that one and completely forgot it.