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So let me see if I understand this correctly...
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Let's
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We have the callibre folder which contains all of it's associated books and metadata. This is already being automatically synced for me.
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This is true.
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Then we create a second db file (that also syncs with sugarsync?) that tells stanza where to find the book we are looking for.
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Quite right : the calibredb command creates a new file (which type is XML) that has the format expected by Stanza for its catalogs ; so, yes, it's a kind of db, but it has nothing to do with Calibre, except that Calibre generated it...
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There needs to be a stable address to access this db file on sugar sync for stanza to be able to access it. Is that correct?
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Almost right : there need to be an address to access this db file for Stanza, but also, in this file, there are a lot of references to the location of your ebooks files on the Sugar Sync server, and these locations have to be correct if you want Stanza to download them. For the moment, Calibre can only generate these locations based on a
base url (a base address, which is the address of the calibre directory on the Sugar Sync server), to which it appends the local path of the ebook file. So, if the public address system (pun not intended, promised) of Sugar Sync is consistent, these addresses will be correct, and the system will work ; else, it will fail...
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Now for the really ... ok... not smart question.  |
Let's see this one
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where/how does one access the command line? What exactly do I put in it?
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Depending on your operating system, there are multiple ways to access the command line ; on Windows, simply run "cmd" (using the Start/Run menu). You must type the commands I described in the window that will open.
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And is it correct to create this new db file within the calibre folder? would that make the addressing consistant during the sync? Does it even matter?
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Yes and no : it is important, and in order to do this you must use the
cd command to "go to" the calibre directory ; and no, it will not make the addressing consistant : this depends only on the sync system...
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Thank you so much for your patience.
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No problem, my pleasure !