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theducks · 07-27-2022, 12:12 PM

A whole lot of command line steps, if it was possible

dir *.epub /S /T:W >foo.log (Dir /? for what the switches do)

Example of One EPUB book found (you search for each format desired)

Code:

 Directory of C:\Users\BigHD\Public2\MainLib\Odette C. Bell\Vira Episode One (17367)

06/21/20  06:21           252,997 Vira Episode One - Odette C. Bell.epub
               1 File(s)        252,997 bytes

Now you need to parse each record for the ID and date-time (see the green highlight

NEED I SAY BACK THINGS UP, This could go waaaay south if not done perfect

Then use https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gen...tml#set-custom to insert the timestamp into a custom column

07-27-2022, 12:12 PM	#5
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,106 Karma: 60406498 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	<brainstorming> A whole lot of command line steps, if it was possible dir .epub /S /T:W >foo.log (Dir /? for what the switches do) Example of One EPUB book found (you search for each format desired) Code: Directory of C:\Users\BigHD\Public2\MainLib\Odette C. Bell\Vira Episode One (17367) 06/21/20 06:21 252,997 Vira Episode One - Odette C. Bell.epub 1 File(s) 252,997 bytes Now you need to parse each record for the ID and date-time (see the green highlight NEED I SAY BACK THINGS UP, This could go waaaay south if not done perfect* Then use https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gen...tml#set-custom to insert the timestamp into a custom column