Thread: Adding Yes/No column to the grouping drawer
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Old 10-11-2014, 05:49 AM   #9
chaley
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Originally Posted by CC-Peter View Post
Hello,
the box is checked of course, otherwise I could not change the flag in CC.
You must mean "unchecked".
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The column name is "Read" and the search name is "#read". I use the last one in "sync column for read", and as I already mentioned the contents of "Read" in calibre will appear in book details: custom column "Read" will have a green check or itīs empty, Read-Flag from CC will be "Yes" or "No". When I change Read-Flag from CC, it will not be transferred back to calibre.
Then something is not set up correctly.

To sync CC's read information back to calibre:
1) You must create a yes/no custom column in calibre. Make a note of the lookup name. In this example the lookup name I am using is #mybool
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2) In CC's settings go to the Marking Books Read section and tap on Sync column for Read
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3) Enter the exact spelling of the lookup name of the calibre yes/no custom column in the dialog box.
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4) You now see the lookup name of the calibre column in CC's settings.
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From this point on, when you connect as a wireless device CC's read information will be sent to calibre and put into the custom column with the lookup name you used, in this example #mybool. Information in that custom column will be sent to CC and put into CC's read info.
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By the way: it seems to be a one way connection anyway. Option "Scan on connect" is checked, but when there is a new book available in calibre, this will not be noticed oand transferred automatically. I have to push it from calibre manually.
"Scan on connect" tells CC to look in the books folders on the device to see if there are books that are not in CC's database. It has no effect on calibre. You are correct, when using the wireless device connection you must push books to CC from calibre. You can use the calibre reading list plugin to automate some things, but I suggest that you don't do that until you have CC & calibre talking to each other correctly.
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I could attach a screenshot for better understanding, but I do not find how to do (just entering a URL is possible, not from local).
Peter
BetterRed answered this one.
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