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ownedbycats · 07-17-2020, 03:49 PM

According to this thread from 2016, it's only possible to search & replace a single book at a time. If it's changed since, I've not found the option for it.

I used Agent Ransack and DSR to select all the books in my Calibre library with the text string I want to replace. Now I'm not sure of the best way to go about doing this. The search box clears itself when opening a new file.

What other options are there? (Including third-party programs, if one exists.

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EDIT: Since it was fanfic categories on the title page I was trying to change, I found that I can use FanFicFare to "update ePub always" will replace it with my properly regexed categories. If anybody still knows how to bulk search & replace that would be helpful.

07-17-2020, 03:49 PM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,037 Karma: 75555555 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	What is the best way to do the same search & replace on multiple ePubs? According to this thread from 2016, it's only possible to search & replace a single book at a time. If it's changed since, I've not found the option for it. I used Agent Ransack and DSR to select all the books in my Calibre library with the text string I want to replace. Now I'm not sure of the best way to go about doing this. The search box clears itself when opening a new file. What other options are there? (Including third-party programs, if one exists. ) EDIT: Since it was fanfic categories on the title page I was trying to change, I found that I can use FanFicFare to "update ePub always" will replace it with my properly regexed categories. If anybody still knows how to bulk search & replace that would be helpful. Last edited by ownedbycats; 07-17-2020 at 04:25 PM.