How do I force filename change when book is emailed?

Stargehzer · 10-01-2016, 12:20 PM

I've set Calibre with this template, {authors} - {series_index:0>2s} {title} so that when I 'Save to Disk' (save to a hard drive) it renames the file as 'Author - 03 Title. epub', and that works great!

I often email books to a hotmail address and I want them renamed in the same way, but can't make it work.

Under, 'Preferences / Sending Books to Devices' I've set up the same template. But it's not working.

Under, 'Preferences / Metadata Plugboards' I set up a plugboard as, Format = epub, Device = email, Template = {authors} - {series_index:0>2s} {title}, Destination Field = title, but that's not helping either.

Would someone please point out the error of my ways?

theducks · 10-01-2016, 01:38 PM

Plugboard does not change the FILENAME

It modifies the metadata inside. in your case {title}

Stargehzer · 10-01-2016, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Plugboard does not change the FILENAME

It modifies the metadata inside. in your case {title}

Thanks.. guess I can delete the Plugboard settings, but shouldn't the "sending books to devices" setting work the same as it does for saving to hard drive?

theducks · 10-01-2016, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stargehzer

Thanks.. guess I can delete the Plugboard settings, but shouldn't the "sending books to devices" setting work the same as it does for saving to hard drive?

The template works the same.
What I can't answer, is what template (to set) works when mailing

BetterRed · 10-01-2016, 05:53 PM

@Stargehzer - I have a number of mailTo folders for various mail address groups. An Outlook add-on monitors the mailTo folders, sends the files to the associated address group and moves the files to sentTo folders (so they don't get sent again). This provides a record of what was sent to whom and when it was sent. The scheme pre-dates my usage of calibre by about 15 years, and 'things' includes files which are not in a calibre library.

In calibre I use Save to Disk to save books into the mailTo folders, with different templates for each of my libraries.

Unfortunately the Outlook add-on is defunct and it doesn't work on post 2007 versions of Outlook. And... EOL for OL 2007 is 2017-10-10, so I need to devise another scheme toot sweet - thanks for the reminder.

BR

kovidgoyal · 10-01-2016, 11:42 PM

IIRC there is nothing that controls filenames while sending by email.

10-01-2016, 12:20 PM	#1
Stargehzer Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: iPod (using Stanza)	How do I force filename change when book is emailed? I've set Calibre with this template, {authors} - {series_index:0>2s} {title} so that when I 'Save to Disk' (save to a hard drive) it renames the file as 'Author - 03 Title. epub', and that works great! I often email books to a hotmail address and I want them renamed in the same way, but can't make it work. Under, 'Preferences / Sending Books to Devices' I've set up the same template. But it's not working. Under, 'Preferences / Metadata Plugboards' I set up a plugboard as, Format = epub, Device = email, Template = {authors} - {series_index:0>2s} {title}, Destination Field = title, but that's not helping either. Would someone please point out the error of my ways?

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10-01-2016, 01:38 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,939 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Plugboard does not change the FILENAME It modifies the metadata inside. in your case {title}

10-01-2016, 05:53 PM	#5
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,660 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@Stargehzer - I have a number of mailTo folders for various mail address groups. An Outlook add-on monitors the mailTo folders, sends the files to the associated address group and moves the files to sentTo folders (so they don't get sent again). This provides a record of what was sent to whom and when it was sent. The scheme pre-dates my usage of calibre by about 15 years, and 'things' includes files which are not in a calibre library. In calibre I use Save to Disk to save books into the mailTo folders, with different templates for each of my libraries. Unfortunately the Outlook add-on is defunct and it doesn't work on post 2007 versions of Outlook. And... EOL for OL 2007 is 2017-10-10, so I need to devise another scheme toot sweet - thanks for the reminder. BR

10-01-2016, 11:42 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,251 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	IIRC there is nothing that controls filenames while sending by email.

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