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macr0t0r · 11-20-2009, 01:43 PM

I just want to confirm if this is a missing feature or a bug. I have quite a few files that I've generated using DropBook 1.6. The resulting PDB has the correct metadata (title, author, etc) when I load it in eReader on the desktop. However, if I pull it into Calibre, it just puts the filename into Title and leaves the rest blank. In the past, I had a script that converted it to HTML that I would then import into Calibre. It would always pull the MetaData successfully with that one. (No...not THAT shady script...the html in that one is SCARY).

I know how the metadata is stored in an eReader file. If this is a missing feature, I'll get to work on a pluguin. If this is a bug, I'll start debugging. So, which is it?

Ah yes, I'm running Calibre 0.6.24 on OS X, Leopard (no snow).

- Jim

11-20-2009, 01:43 PM	#1
macr0t0r Connoisseur Posts: 91 Karma: 108 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Palm Treo 680, Sony Reader	No Metadate from nonDRM eReader PDB file? I just want to confirm if this is a missing feature or a bug. I have quite a few files that I've generated using DropBook 1.6. The resulting PDB has the correct metadata (title, author, etc) when I load it in eReader on the desktop. However, if I pull it into Calibre, it just puts the filename into Title and leaves the rest blank. In the past, I had a script that converted it to HTML that I would then import into Calibre. It would always pull the MetaData successfully with that one. (No...not THAT shady script...the html in that one is SCARY). I know how the metadata is stored in an eReader file. If this is a missing feature, I'll get to work on a pluguin. If this is a bug, I'll start debugging. So, which is it? Ah yes, I'm running Calibre 0.6.24 on OS X, Leopard (no snow). - Jim