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BookJunkieLI · 04-29-2015, 04:21 PM

I don't recall seeing this topic come up before and my search terms seem to be too broad. I've fiddled around with it a bit on my own but I'm not sure if it just won't work or if I'm missing something obvious or not so obvious or what.

What I'm looking to do is use tag-like custom columns in my Save To Disk/Send To Device export template. I have a number of fanfiction stories that are crossovers so they have two or more fandoms associated with them. My current template is as follows:

Code:

{#library}{#fandoms:|/|}{#subfandoms1:|/|}{#subfandoms2:|/|}{title} - {author}

#fandoms, #subfandoms1, and #subfandoms2 are all tag-like columns.

So let's say I have a Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Supernatural crossover story. Right now it would be exported like this:

Fanfic/BTVS/Xover/Supernatural/Title - Author

because I only have one tag in each column:
#fandoms=BTVS
#subfandoms1=Xover
#subfandoms2=Supernatural

What I'd like to do is have tags for each fandom in the columns like so:
#fandoms=BTVS, Supernatural
#subfandoms1=Xover
#subfandoms2=BTVS, Supernatural

Because ultimately what I would like is for the story to be exported like this:

Fanfic/BTVS/Xover/Supernatural/Title - Author
Fanfic/Supernatural/Xover/BTVS/Title - Author

It does mean having the story twice on my Nook but since Calibre would manage them as one iteration I don't mind.

Right now what I get though is:

Fanfic/BTVS, Supernatural/Xover/BTVS, Supernatural/Title - Author

Which defeats the purpose. But I then realized if I could get the tags to export individually I'd probably end up with the following:

Fanfic/BTVS/Xover/BTVS/Title - Author
Fanfic/BTVS/Xover/Supernatural/Title - Author
Fanfic/Supernatural/Xover/BTVS/Title - Author
Fanfic/Supernatural/Xover/Supernatural/Title - Author

Obviously the first and fourth lines are not what I'm looking for and I don't want to have to police my Nook after each export for "rogue" directories.

The only other options I could think of were to:
A) List the stories twice in Calibre, once under each fandom in #fandoms and #subfandoms2. - I don't really like the idea of having the same story listed twice in Calibre. Too much chance of having mismatched metadata.
or
B) put Xover in #fandoms and then BTVS, Supernatural in #subfandoms1, which is what I used to do but then I realized I was never going into the Xover directory.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.

04-29-2015, 04:21 PM	#1
BookJunkieLI Evangelist Posts: 435 Karma: 572984 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Long Island Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle 4, Nook Gl4, Nook STR, REB 1100, Ebookwise 1500,	Using Tags or tag-like column in Save To Disk/Send to Device I don't recall seeing this topic come up before and my search terms seem to be too broad. I've fiddled around with it a bit on my own but I'm not sure if it just won't work or if I'm missing something obvious or not so obvious or what. What I'm looking to do is use tag-like custom columns in my Save To Disk/Send To Device export template. I have a number of fanfiction stories that are crossovers so they have two or more fandoms associated with them. My current template is as follows: Code: {#library}{#fandoms:\|/\|}{#subfandoms1:\|/\|}{#subfandoms2:\|/\|}{title} - {author} #fandoms, #subfandoms1, and #subfandoms2 are all tag-like columns. So let's say I have a Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Supernatural crossover story. Right now it would be exported like this: Fanfic/BTVS/Xover/Supernatural/Title - Author because I only have one tag in each column: #fandoms=BTVS #subfandoms1=Xover #subfandoms2=Supernatural What I'd like to do is have tags for each fandom in the columns like so: #fandoms=BTVS, Supernatural #subfandoms1=Xover #subfandoms2=BTVS, Supernatural Because ultimately what I would like is for the story to be exported like this: Fanfic/BTVS/Xover/Supernatural/Title - Author Fanfic/Supernatural/Xover/BTVS/Title - Author It does mean having the story twice on my Nook but since Calibre would manage them as one iteration I don't mind. Right now what I get though is: Fanfic/BTVS, Supernatural/Xover/BTVS, Supernatural/Title - Author Which defeats the purpose. But I then realized if I could get the tags to export individually I'd probably end up with the following: Fanfic/BTVS/Xover/BTVS/Title - Author Fanfic/BTVS/Xover/Supernatural/Title - Author Fanfic/Supernatural/Xover/BTVS/Title - Author Fanfic/Supernatural/Xover/Supernatural/Title - Author Obviously the first and fourth lines are not what I'm looking for and I don't want to have to police my Nook after each export for "rogue" directories. The only other options I could think of were to: A) List the stories twice in Calibre, once under each fandom in #fandoms and #subfandoms2. - I don't really like the idea of having the same story listed twice in Calibre. Too much chance of having mismatched metadata. or B) put Xover in #fandoms and then BTVS, Supernatural in #subfandoms1, which is what I used to do but then I realized I was never going into the Xover directory. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.