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excaliber · 06-23-2016, 09:06 AM

[3] Yes. Only Calibre imports books into Calibre.

[4] No. Never will happen. Use Calibre to import books into Calibre, regardless of their origin.

Is not possible for Calibre to import files if their path is known? I mean, If there is a file attached in Zotero then this is reflected in the "File Attachments" column.

[2] What appears in the Calibre details view is a basic Calibre function, not ZMI. Simply go to Calibre > Preferences > Look & Feel > Book Details.

One more thing learned

. Did that but any ideas why I'm getting 2 columns and why in the 2nd column only the values are showing up (screenshot attached)?

[1] What other entries should go from the CSV to where in Calibre? Give me a list. That requires specific Python programming.
If it is possible, I would suggest to only hard code the fields that are equal in both Zotero and Calibre (default fields) like Title and Authors and give the user the option to do the matching for other fields. For example I have installed the ISBN extraction plugin and Words count plugin or I had already in Calibre a custom column "Entry Type" which corresponds now to the ZItemType. I have attached a file to give you an idea of what I mean.

[1] Have you read the ToolTips by hovering your mouse over each object in the ZMI window? They explain everything. Also, have you analyzed the zmi_overview.jpg attachment to the Original Post? It also explains everything simultaneously.

[2] You can update 10,000+ books simultaneously and automatically. You just have to select a CSV file that has all 10,000+ Zotero book metadata, and select all of their corresponding 10,000+ Calibre books. If you select "all Calibre books", only those with a corresponding entry in the Zotero CSV file will (or can) can be updated. If you read the various ToolTips, you will see that changing the Calibre Author or Calibre Title prior to finalizing the automatic Zotero metadata update process has negative consequences because of the profound changes in the Calibre ebook paths.

Yes, I have read it all but still does't work. I don't know what I am doing wrong.
I am proceeding like this:
I have a folder with books and I import them into Calibre as well as into Zotero.

I fetch the metadata in Zotero.
I export the metadata to a csv file.
I import the csv file into Calibre via ZMI. (1st button)
I highlight the new books in Calibre.
I select the csv file (2nd button)
I try to update the metadata of the new books in Calibre. (3rd button)

-> 0 books updated
The same result when I import the books not from a random folder but from Zotero's storage folder.
So what am I doing wrong? How does the matching between the Zotero entries and the Calibre entries work? With the help of which criterion? How does it find the right entries in Calibre?

06-23-2016, 09:06 AM	#11
excaliber Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2013 Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5110	[3] Yes. Only Calibre imports books into Calibre. [4] No. Never will happen. Use Calibre to import books into Calibre, regardless of their origin. Is not possible for Calibre to import files if their path is known? I mean, If there is a file attached in Zotero then this is reflected in the "File Attachments" column. [2] What appears in the Calibre details view is a basic Calibre function, not ZMI. Simply go to Calibre > Preferences > Look & Feel > Book Details. One more thing learned. Did that but any ideas why I'm getting 2 columns and why in the 2nd column only the values are showing up (screenshot attached)? [1] What other entries should go from the CSV to where in Calibre? Give me a list. That requires specific Python programming. If it is possible, I would suggest to only hard code the fields that are equal in both Zotero and Calibre (default fields) like Title and Authors and give the user the option to do the matching for other fields. For example I have installed the ISBN extraction plugin and Words count plugin or I had already in Calibre a custom column "Entry Type" which corresponds now to the ZItemType. I have attached a file to give you an idea of what I mean. [1] Have you read the ToolTips by hovering your mouse over each object in the ZMI window? They explain everything. Also, have you analyzed the zmi_overview.jpg attachment to the Original Post? It also explains everything simultaneously. [2] You can update 10,000+ books simultaneously and automatically. You just have to select a CSV file that has all 10,000+ Zotero book metadata, and select all of their corresponding 10,000+ Calibre books. If you select "all Calibre books", only those with a corresponding entry in the Zotero CSV file will (or can) can be updated. If you read the various ToolTips, you will see that changing the Calibre Author or Calibre Title prior to finalizing the automatic Zotero metadata update process has negative consequences because of the profound changes in the Calibre ebook paths. Yes, I have read it all but still does't work. I don't know what I am doing wrong. I am proceeding like this: I have a folder with books and I import them into Calibre as well as into Zotero. I fetch the metadata in Zotero. I export the metadata to a csv file. I import the csv file into Calibre via ZMI. (1st button) I highlight the new books in Calibre. I select the csv file (2nd button) I try to update the metadata of the new books in Calibre. (3rd button) -> 0 books updated The same result when I import the books not from a random folder but from Zotero's storage folder. So what am I doing wrong? How does the matching between the Zotero entries and the Calibre entries work? With the help of which criterion? How does it find the right entries in Calibre? Attached Thumbnails Last edited by excaliber; 06-23-2016 at 09:14 AM.