Batch copying selected book IDs from GUI?

plo233 · 10-13-2017, 04:30 PM

Is there a way to do this? The use case is that I have certain scripts that call calibredb to modify books, but I need their IDs.

Even better would be an easy way to run arbitrary files (or Python scripts) on selected books in the GUI.

theducks · 10-13-2017, 04:50 PM

Calibredb -list <additional switches> ?

DaltonST · 10-13-2017, 04:57 PM

Maybe. Sort of. If you want to fiddle a little. Job Spy has a GUI Tool that is a VL Helper that creates search criteria using the book ids of all selected books. So, you could run that, then copy the Search Bar's search criteria it creates into a text document. Then, massage and S&R that text using a text editor to put it into the format you need for your script.

DaltonST

chaley · 10-13-2017, 05:19 PM

You can make a custom column "built from other columns" that contains the book ID, which you can then use in search expressions or what-have-you. The template is

Code:

{id}

BetterRed · 10-13-2017, 05:23 PM

The Create catalogue tool CSV option can include the 'id' column

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10-13-2017, 04:30 PM	#1
plo233 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: Android tablet	Batch copying selected book IDs from GUI? Is there a way to do this? The use case is that I have certain scripts that call calibredb to modify books, but I need their IDs. Even better would be an easy way to run arbitrary files (or Python scripts) on selected books in the GUI.

10-13-2017, 05:19 PM	#4
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,528 Karma: 8065948 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	You can make a custom column "built from other columns" that contains the book ID, which you can then use in search expressions or what-have-you. The template is Code: {id}

10-13-2017, 05:23 PM	#5
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,036 Karma: 30277960 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	The Create catalogue tool CSV option can include the 'id' column BR

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10-13-2017, 04:50 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,286 Karma: 62000000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Calibredb -list <additional switches> ?

10-13-2017, 04:57 PM	#3
DaltonST Deviser Posts: 2,265 Karma: 2090983 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Texas Device: none	Maybe. Sort of. If you want to fiddle a little. Job Spy has a GUI Tool that is a VL Helper that creates search criteria using the book ids of all selected books. So, you could run that, then copy the Search Bar's search criteria it creates into a text document. Then, massage and S&R that text using a text editor to put it into the format you need for your script. DaltonST

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