Saving to disk ebook with filename that includes amazon or asin

freemann · 11-10-2014, 10:00 AM

Is there a way when saving books in disk to create a template that will use the asin or amazon number that will be included in the ids field in the metadata of the book?
What I am looking for as the filename template could be
asin - author - title or amazon - author - title
Thanks in advance

theducks · 11-10-2014, 12:09 PM

{ISBN} is the only current template for assigned identifiers

You can use a custom column value template or 'Program Mode' (see the Calibre template Help page) for complex or unique situations.

chaley · 11-10-2014, 12:51 PM

Try

Code:

{identifiers:select(asin)|| - }{author} - {title}

You can replace "asin" with the name of any identifier as seen in the tag browser.

freemann · 11-10-2014, 01:17 PM

This is how I did it per your instructions:
Created Custom column with {identifiers:select(amazon)} so now I can see the books with amazon numbering in a column next to ISBN column

Created this template in saving to disk preferences {identifiers:select(amazon)} - {authors} - {title}
This did it books are saved with (amazon - author - title) filename.
I wonder, could I use two identifiers at the same time (something like if one is empty use the other)?
This program never misses to amaze me.
I love Calibre, it has saved me hours in book archival.

chaley · 11-10-2014, 02:36 PM

Something like

Code:

{identifiers:'ifempty(select($, 'asin'), select($, 'isbn'))'}

should work, where you change the identifier names to be what you want. The first named identifier (asin above) takes precedence over the second (isbn).

To help you be able to do this yourself in the future, the above is an expression in Template Program Mode. Here is the documentation for the ifempty function and the documentation for the select function. All of the function documentation is here.

11-10-2014, 10:00 AM	#1
freemann Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: none	Saving to disk ebook with filename that includes amazon or asin Is there a way when saving books in disk to create a template that will use the asin or amazon number that will be included in the ids field in the metadata of the book? What I am looking for as the filename template could be asin - author - title or amazon - author - title Thanks in advance

11-10-2014, 12:51 PM	#3
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,366 Karma: 8012652 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Try Code: {identifiers:select(asin)\|\| - }{author} - {title} You can replace "asin" with the name of any identifier as seen in the tag browser. Last edited by chaley; 11-10-2014 at 12:53 PM.

11-10-2014, 01:17 PM	#4
freemann Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: none	Thanks Guys This is how I did it per your instructions: Created Custom column with {identifiers:select(amazon)} so now I can see the books with amazon numbering in a column next to ISBN column Created this template in saving to disk preferences {identifiers:select(amazon)} - {authors} - {title} This did it books are saved with (amazon - author - title) filename. I wonder, could I use two identifiers at the same time (something like if one is empty use the other)? This program never misses to amaze me. I love Calibre, it has saved me hours in book archival.

11-10-2014, 02:36 PM	#5
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,366 Karma: 8012652 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Something like Code: {identifiers:'ifempty(select($, 'asin'), select($, 'isbn'))'} should work, where you change the identifier names to be what you want. The first named identifier (asin above) takes precedence over the second (isbn). To help you be able to do this yourself in the future, the above is an expression in Template Program Mode. Here is the documentation for the ifempty function and the documentation for the select function. All of the function documentation is here.

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11-10-2014, 12:09 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,950 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	{ISBN} is the only current template for assigned identifiers You can use a custom column value template or 'Program Mode' (see the Calibre template Help page) for complex or unique situations.

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