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Emily7 · 05-13-2019, 07:13 AM

Hi guys!

I have a somewhat tedious question to ask

For my academic research I have copy-pasted certain lines to the clipboard, and now I cannot find a place it stored it to

Does anyone know how I can get to those?

theducks · 05-13-2019, 11:20 AM

A 'comments' type field (like the synopses shows in) accepts random strings .
Use the Custom columns tool to add columns.

Columns add to the bulk of the database, less is more performance retention. don't go wild adding columns.

I would avoid using a 'standard Calibre column" even if it would accept the paste. One get metadata click, could stomp on what you had there, with it being replaced by ther results.

If you were clipping From Calibre, you can paste into just about any APP that allows values of the type you clipped. (text, integer, floating)

BetterRed · 05-13-2019, 06:24 PM

Copy metadata to clipboard in the book list only works for one book at a time, the assumption being you will be pasting it into another book.

But you can paste what it copies into something like a text editor, and you'll get something like this

Code:

Title               : Quick Start Guide
Title sort          : Quick Start Guide
Author(s)           : John Schember [Schember, John]
Languages           : eng
Timestamp           : 2018-12-21T09:05:24+00:00
Published           : 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Comments            : calibre Quick Start Guide
Read                : Yes

In Preferences->Shortcuts->Edit metadata you can set keyboard shortcuts for Copy metadata and Paste metadata, I have them set to Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V. Or you can select them from the Edit metadata button drop down.

BR

BetterRed · 05-13-2019, 06:32 PM

Moderator Notice
I moved this into a new thread because things have moved on since that old thread was created - Book List Copy/Paste metadata didn't exist back then.

BR

05-13-2019, 07:13 AM	#1
Emily7 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2019 Device: none	Clipboard Hi guys! I have a somewhat tedious question to ask For my academic research I have copy-pasted certain lines to the clipboard, and now I cannot find a place it stored it to Does anyone know how I can get to those?

05-13-2019, 06:24 PM	#3
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,042 Karma: 30277960 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Copy metadata to clipboard in the book list only works for one book at a time, the assumption being you will be pasting it into another book. But you can paste what it copies into something like a text editor, and you'll get something like this Code: Title : Quick Start Guide Title sort : Quick Start Guide Author(s) : John Schember [Schember, John] Languages : eng Timestamp : 2018-12-21T09:05:24+00:00 Published : 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 Comments : calibre Quick Start Guide Read : Yes In Preferences->Shortcuts->Edit metadata you can set keyboard shortcuts for Copy metadata and Paste metadata, I have them set to Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V. Or you can select them from the Edit metadata button drop down. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 05-13-2019 at 06:27 PM.

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05-13-2019, 11:20 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,326 Karma: 62025226 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	A 'comments' type field (like the synopses shows in) accepts random strings . Use the Custom columns tool to add columns. Columns add to the bulk of the database, less is more performance retention. don't go wild adding columns. I would avoid using a 'standard Calibre column" even if it would accept the paste. One get metadata click, could stomp on what you had there, with it being replaced by ther results. If you were clipping From Calibre, you can paste into just about any APP that allows values of the type you clipped. (text, integer, floating)

05-13-2019, 06:32 PM	#4
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,042 Karma: 30277960 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Moderator Notice I moved this into a new thread because things have moved on since that old thread was created - Book List Copy/Paste metadata didn't exist back then. BR

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