Thread: save template and collections/folders
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Old 10-08-2019, 11:59 PM   #2
davidfor
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Originally Posted by 2nise View Post
Hey everyone,

I just got a new e-book reader and wanted to transfer my collection, but I'm having some trouble to get things to show up exactly how I want it.
I'm switching from an old Kobo Touch to a Tolino Vision 4 HD - which, as far as I know, should work just like a Kobo device. It also has collections/shelves, similar to Kobo readers.
The only real similarity between a tolino and a Kobo is that they both allow you to read books. The way they do this is very different. As is they way they do collections.

In a Kobo, the collections are stored in a database. That shows what books are in what collections. The driver can maintain this.

For the tolino, the shelf is directory. If you create a subdirectory in the books directory, and put books in it, that directory will be used as a shelf.
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What I want to achieve:
If a book is part of a series, I want calibre to create a folder/collection with that series as the name and put all the books in there.
If a book isn't part of a series, I instead want them to be sorted into folders/collections by their tag(s), e.g.'oneshots'.

The series folders are created just fine, but books that aren't part of a series aren't put into any collections.
I played aroun with the "ifempty" function, but couldn't get it to work.


My collection is currently sorted like this on my old device, so I know it is possible. But I have since reset my computer, so I can't take a look at my old config. And as far as I remember, calibre just sorted it like this automatically anyway.
I feel like this shouldn't be too hard to accomplish, so I'm probably missing something obvious. I'd be greateful for any help, and thanks in advance!
Using "ifempty" is probably the way to go. Can you post the save template as you have it? The starting point will help to get it right.
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