Using Applescript to Have Calibre Add a Doc For Conversion

[Jimmbo]

I have an HTML file I frequently update. Each time, I use Calibre to convert the file into an epub.

I want to create an applescript that will make Calibre add the file (and, for extra points, start the conversion into an epub, as well....though I'll settle for just adding it).


I've started with this:
tell application "calibre" to open "Users/MyName/Documents/Doc.html"

....but it doesn't work (I'm assuming this is due to Calibre's non-standard way of opening files).

Can anyone help?

[BetterRed]

Try using the CLI http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/cli/cli-index.html

BR

[Jimmbo]

Thanks. This script works:


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tell application "Terminal"
do script "calibre /Users/MyName/Documents/Doc.html"
end tell
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Can't trigger conversion, though. I've tried this:

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tell application "Terminal"
do script "ebook-convert doc.html doc.epub"
end tell
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....but Terminal says "Cannot read from /Users/MyName/Documents/Doc.html"
(though the doc exists), regardless of whether I've previously added doc.html to Calibre's catalog

[PeterT]

Jimbo; you probably need to ensure that full path's are being used when you try the convert; not just the file name.

ebook-convert is not designed to convert a book already in the calibre database; rather it's designed just to do a conversion without adding to the database.

Why not just open the terminal window and experiment with the commands directly, as opposed to using AppleScript?

[Jimmbo]

Peter, yeah, I am futzing in Terminal, but was just trying to be consistent in the thread.

The command terminal help manual linked above does not say to specify file path for this particular action, so I assumed it was used to process files already added to the Calibre window.

But I've tried it both ways, and Terminal keeps reporting:

Cannot read from /Users/MyName/Documents/Doc.html