import covers along with text files

[thepauler]

I have a large collection of text files that I want to import into Calibre. I have no issues using the RegEx to bring in the files and metadata that I want to capture from the file names. I subsequently convert them all to epub format.

My challenge is the covers. I have a file with the cover for each of the books, but I can't find a way to automatically set the cover from a picture. Currently, the picture is the same name as the text file.

Is there any way to accomplish this via an import without having to go to each book to set the cover? I have several thousand books, so individually is really a non-starter.

I'd appreciate any assistance! Thanks!

[thepauler]

Originally Posted by thepauler

I have a large collection of text files that I want to import into Calibre. I have no issues using the RegEx to bring in the files and metadata that I want to capture from the file names. I subsequently convert them all to epub format.

My challenge is the covers. I have a file with the cover for each of the books, but I can't find a way to automatically set the cover from a picture. Currently, the picture is the same name as the text file.

Is there any way to accomplish this via an import without having to go to each book to set the cover? I have several thousand books, so individually is really a non-starter.

I'd appreciate any assistance! Thanks!

Please ignore unless there's a new and better solution. I remembered and found how I managed last time from here:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=245468

I'm clearly getting old and can't remember solving a problem 7 years ago.