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wladdy · 05-09-2015, 05:57 AM

Is there a direct way to get through the CLI the IDs of the books currently selected in the GUI?

Today, my workaround involves a custom Yes/No column whose lookup name is "current". In the GUI, I set to "Yes" the value for that column of the selected files. Then, running the following command in the CLI returns the IDs that I want:

Code:

calibredb list -w 1000 -s '#current:"Yes"' | sed -n 's_^\([[:digit:]]\+\) .*_\1_p'

This method works well enough, but requires the hassle of dealing with a dummy custom column. I'd be grateful to anyone suggesting a better, more direct approach.

Many thanks! W.

05-09-2015, 05:57 AM	#1
wladdy Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: iPad / Kindle DX	Getting IDs of books selected in the GUI Is there a direct way to get through the CLI the IDs of the books currently selected in the GUI? Today, my workaround involves a custom Yes/No column whose lookup name is "current". In the GUI, I set to "Yes" the value for that column of the selected files. Then, running the following command in the CLI returns the IDs that I want: Code: calibredb list -w 1000 -s '#current:"Yes"' \| sed -n 's_^\([[:digit:]]\+\) .*_\1_p' This method works well enough, but requires the hassle of dealing with a dummy custom column. I'd be grateful to anyone suggesting a better, more direct approach. Many thanks! W.