Different covers with metadata bulk update?

Virtual86 · 09-24-2012, 03:46 PM

Is it possible to use the bulk edit function to change the cover for a batch of books to different picture files, depending on the book title?

I have been trying the Search and Replace function with regex and can work out the correct picture file name from the title string. However, using "cover" as the destination field for the path/file name does not work - I get an error "no decode delegate for this format @error/blob.c/blobToImage/360".

Thanks!

kovidgoyal · 09-24-2012, 04:49 PM

No. Covers are always named cover.jpg. If you want to do some kind of scripted replacement, use the calibredb tool in a script that updates the cover.jpg files.

Virtual86 · 09-25-2012, 04:07 AM

Thanks, I'll have a look at that; probably more work than its worth, but I want to see if its doable....

09-24-2012, 03:46 PM	#1
Virtual86 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Kindle	Different covers with metadata bulk update? Is it possible to use the bulk edit function to change the cover for a batch of books to different picture files, depending on the book title? I have been trying the Search and Replace function with regex and can work out the correct picture file name from the title string. However, using "cover" as the destination field for the path/file name does not work - I get an error "no decode delegate for this format @error/blob.c/blobToImage/360". Thanks!

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09-24-2012, 04:49 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,261 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No. Covers are always named cover.jpg. If you want to do some kind of scripted replacement, use the calibredb tool in a script that updates the cover.jpg files.

09-25-2012, 04:07 AM	#3
Virtual86 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Kindle	Thanks, I'll have a look at that; probably more work than its worth, but I want to see if its doable....

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