Adding custom fields when importing books via command line

chemi · 02-25-2013, 11:33 AM

Hi, I have added some custom fields to my library model.
Now, when I am importing books from command line with calibredb command I don't find the way to fill those custom fields.

Is there any undocumented parameter to achieve that? I was reading this http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/cli/calibredb.html#add

Thanks in advance,

Chemi.

kovidgoyal · 02-25-2013, 11:53 AM

calibredb set_metadata -h

chemi · 02-25-2013, 12:31 PM

Thanks!
Problem I see is that I need the id of the book to update the metadata and I was adding the book for the first time in that moment.

Anyway to get the id of the added book without executing a search?
No way to add the custom metadata as part of the add command?

Once again, thanks a lot,

Chemi.

kovidgoyal · 02-25-2013, 12:44 PM

Parse the output from the add command

chemi · 02-25-2013, 12:57 PM

I don't receive the id, just two message lines:

calibredb add -a Chemi -t Ejemplo -e --library-path "D:\Calibre Portable\Calibre Library"
Backing up metadata
Notifying calibre of the change

Any verbose argument perhaps?

Thanks,

Chemi.

kovidgoyal · 02-25-2013, 01:17 PM

Your version of calibre is out of date.

chemi · 02-25-2013, 02:55 PM

Updated to 0.9.20 and I have the same output.
Any suggestion? Verbose parameter? Debug parameter?

BTW, I am using Portable version. Don't think it makes any difference but just in case...

Thanks again,

Chemi.

kovidgoyal · 02-25-2013, 10:16 PM

Newer versions of calibre all output the ids of added books.

02-25-2013, 11:33 AM	#1
chemi Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	Adding custom fields when importing books via command line Hi, I have added some custom fields to my library model. Now, when I am importing books from command line with calibredb command I don't find the way to fill those custom fields. Is there any undocumented parameter to achieve that? I was reading this http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/cli/calibredb.html#add Thanks in advance, Chemi.

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02-25-2013, 11:53 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,182 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibredb set_metadata -h

02-25-2013, 12:31 PM	#3
chemi Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	Thanks! Problem I see is that I need the id of the book to update the metadata and I was adding the book for the first time in that moment. Anyway to get the id of the added book without executing a search? No way to add the custom metadata as part of the add command? Once again, thanks a lot, Chemi.

02-25-2013, 12:44 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,182 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Parse the output from the add command

02-25-2013, 12:57 PM	#5
chemi Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	I don't receive the id, just two message lines: calibredb add -a Chemi -t Ejemplo -e --library-path "D:\Calibre Portable\Calibre Library" Backing up metadata Notifying calibre of the change Any verbose argument perhaps? Thanks, Chemi.

02-25-2013, 01:17 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,182 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Your version of calibre is out of date.

02-25-2013, 02:55 PM	#7
chemi Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	Updated to 0.9.20 and I have the same output. Any suggestion? Verbose parameter? Debug parameter? BTW, I am using Portable version. Don't think it makes any difference but just in case... Thanks again, Chemi.

02-25-2013, 10:16 PM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,182 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Newer versions of calibre all output the ids of added books.

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