Column copy (one time)

wsignal · 02-18-2011, 10:50 AM

Hello All,

I'm changing the way I tag books. I want to preserve the old tag values in a custom column before entering new tags. This is easy: create a custom column with a "{tags}" template. However, I now want to preserve the values in this column without ever changing them again (a one-time copy). How would I do that?

Thank you,
Will Signal

kovidgoyal · 02-18-2011, 10:59 AM

Use search and replace. Put .* as the search expression and choose an empty column as the destination field.

wsignal · 02-18-2011, 11:05 AM

Thank you! I appreciate it.
-Will

rbartolome · 03-28-2011, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Use search and replace. Put .* as the search expression and choose an empty column as the destination field.

First of all, thank you kovidgoyal four the excellent tool you have developed: Calibre!!!!.

Please, could you explain more detailed how to copy form one column to other, Im having hard times with your instructions "search and replace".

Thank you.

Raúl Bartolomé Castro
Engineering Manager
http://www.cisium.com/

Manichean · 03-30-2011, 03:21 AM

That would be because they are not entirely correct. Try searching for "(.*)" and replacing it with "\1" (without the quotes, obviously). Keep in mind that you'll need to set your source and destination columns properly.
Edit: Oh, and you'll need to use regular expression search mode.

rbartolome · 03-30-2011, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manichean

That would be because they are not entirely correct. Try searching for "(.*)" and replacing it with "\1" (without the quotes, obviously). Keep in mind that you'll need to set your source and destination columns properly.
Edit: Oh, and you'll need to use regular expression search mode.

Thank you for you answer, I find out already the way, You highlighted I had to change to "regular expression search mode".
BTW I dont have to use "(.*)", just column source, and column destination.

Take care,
Raúl Bartolomé Castro
Engineering Manager
http://www.cisium.com

Riva3000 · 05-08-2013, 04:41 PM

I just found out its not possible to copy values of Rating columns this way - no Rating columns list in Source or Destination column lists in Search and replace.

Still it might be useful to be able to copy theyr values (as it happened to me).
Any way to do it ?

02-18-2011, 10:50 AM	#1
wsignal Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: PRS700	Column copy (one time) Hello All, I'm changing the way I tag books. I want to preserve the old tag values in a custom column before entering new tags. This is easy: create a custom column with a "{tags}" template. However, I now want to preserve the values in this column without ever changing them again (a one-time copy). How would I do that? Thank you, Will Signal

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02-18-2011, 10:59 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,173 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Use search and replace. Put .* as the search expression and choose an empty column as the destination field.

02-18-2011, 11:05 AM	#3
wsignal Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: PRS700	Thank you! I appreciate it. -Will

03-30-2011, 03:21 AM	#5
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	That would be because they are not entirely correct. Try searching for "(.*)" and replacing it with "\1" (without the quotes, obviously). Keep in mind that you'll need to set your source and destination columns properly. Edit: Oh, and you'll need to use regular expression search mode.

05-08-2013, 04:41 PM	#7
Riva3000 Calibre fan Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Europe Device: iRex 800SG, iPhone 3GS (shelved: iRex iLiad, KindleDX, Adam tablet)	I just found out its not possible to copy values of Rating columns this way - no Rating columns list in Source or Destination column lists in Search and replace. Still it might be useful to be able to copy theyr values (as it happened to me). Any way to do it ?

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