Add series to title in library

jr1 · 04-09-2023, 12:36 AM

I want to add the series info of my series books to the title field. I've tried playing around with it using "Edit metadata in bulk" but have had no luck. I've searched all over and have not found a way to do this so I figured I would ask here. I found something where you build a few custom columns and combine them into another field but that also performed shortening of the names and I wasn't sure how to modify that so it wouldn't do that. For example, the title is "Rules of Prey" and the series field contains "[Lucas Davenport 01]". I would like to change the title to "Rules of Prey [Lucas Davenport 01]". I'd like to modify it in the library, not using "Save to disk". Any help with this would be appreciated. Thank you!

theducks · 04-09-2023, 02:10 PM

Bad idea to do this at the Library (grid view). All sorts of normal things get more difficult when you muck with basic metadata.

The template language and /or the plugboard allows the exported copy (Sendto Device, Save to folder) to be your way

Code:

{authors}-{title} [{series} {series_index}]

without corrupting

the library metadata

JSWolf · 04-09-2023, 02:24 PM

Code:

{author} - {series_index:0>2.1f| | - } {Title}

How do I go about getting rid of the series number in front of the series name?

Terry Pratchett - 26.0 - Discworld 26 - Thief of Time.epub

jr1 · 04-10-2023, 06:37 PM

So I use that template with "Save to disk" to create a new copy of the file with a different name. Then do I add that file back into my library and delete the original from my library?

ownedbycats · 04-10-2023, 08:07 PM

No.

My suggestion: Get View Manager. Create a custom view called 'Series.' Set the column order and sorting to display the informaiton you find most useful.

jr1 · 04-11-2023, 10:17 PM

That looks nice. But I want to modify the title metadata as I mentioned so it will be easier for me to see books that are in a series when using Calibre Companion or in general, if not using a library manager.

theducks · 04-12-2023, 09:38 AM

CC did (I have a Multi-pie version) Series view
(up to date FW) Kobo's know about Series

jr1 · 04-12-2023, 03:15 PM

I'm sorry... I appreciate you trying to help me but I'm really not following you here. CC did what? I don't know what a multi-pie version is or of what - or FW. And I don't know anything about Kobo.

theducks · 04-12-2023, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jr1

I'm sorry... I appreciate you trying to help me but I'm really not following you here. CC did what? I don't know what a multi-pie version is or of what - or FW. And I don't know anything about Kobo.

Multipie was the original developer (chaley and family) V1.x
CC has a series view (they call it GROUPING)
Who knows what CC 2.x did

(I won't allow it on my TabA )

chaley · 04-13-2023, 06:41 AM

Although I don't recommend it, you can do what you want using bulk edit search & replace in RegExp mode. The source is template, the destination is title. All without the quotes: source match will be "^(.*)$". Replace will be "\1". The template would be something like "{title} {series:| [|}{series_index:02d|]|}".

I can't test it at the moment. Perhaps someone else can.

PLEASE PLEASE make a backup of your library before trying this. You can easily destroy your library and there is no undo. No one here can help you fix it.

This will take a long time to run because calibre will change the name of most files in your library

jr1 · 04-14-2023, 01:12 AM

Thank you, Chaley! That is what I was looking for. I tested it out, tweaked it a bit, and got what I wanted. But all for naught, I suppose. I just noticed that the title portion of the filename gets truncated at 31 characters. Sooo, back to the drawing board to re-think this.

But thank you anyways. I learned something that I am sure will help me with this in some manner in the future.

04-09-2023, 12:36 AM	#1
jr1 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2019 Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab A	Add series to title in library I want to add the series info of my series books to the title field. I've tried playing around with it using "Edit metadata in bulk" but have had no luck. I've searched all over and have not found a way to do this so I figured I would ask here. I found something where you build a few custom columns and combine them into another field but that also performed shortening of the names and I wasn't sure how to modify that so it wouldn't do that. For example, the title is "Rules of Prey" and the series field contains "[Lucas Davenport 01]". I would like to change the title to "Rules of Prey [Lucas Davenport 01]". I'd like to modify it in the library, not using "Save to disk". Any help with this would be appreciated. Thank you!

04-09-2023, 02:10 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,037 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Bad idea to do this at the Library (grid view). All sorts of normal things get more difficult when you muck with basic metadata. The template language and /or the plugboard allows the exported copy (Sendto Device, Save to folder) to be your way Code: {authors}-{title} [{series} {series_index}] without corrupting the library metadata

04-09-2023, 02:24 PM	#3
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,708 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Code: {author} - {series_index:0>2.1f\| \| - } {Title} How do I go about getting rid of the series number in front of the series name? Terry Pratchett - 26.0 - Discworld 26 - Thief of Time.epub Last edited by JSWolf; 04-09-2023 at 02:32 PM.

04-10-2023, 08:07 PM	#5
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,948 Karma: 74999999 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	No. My suggestion: Get View Manager. Create a custom view called 'Series.' Set the column order and sorting to display the informaiton you find most useful. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by ownedbycats; 04-10-2023 at 08:20 PM.

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04-10-2023, 06:37 PM	#4
jr1 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2019 Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab A	So I use that template with "Save to disk" to create a new copy of the file with a different name. Then do I add that file back into my library and delete the original from my library?

04-11-2023, 10:17 PM	#6
jr1 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2019 Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab A	That looks nice. But I want to modify the title metadata as I mentioned so it will be easier for me to see books that are in a series when using Calibre Companion or in general, if not using a library manager.

04-12-2023, 09:38 AM	#7
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,037 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	CC did (I have a Multi-pie version) Series view (up to date FW) Kobo's know about Series

04-12-2023, 03:15 PM	#8
jr1 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2019 Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab A	I'm sorry... I appreciate you trying to help me but I'm really not following you here. CC did what? I don't know what a multi-pie version is or of what - or FW. And I don't know anything about Kobo.

04-13-2023, 06:41 AM	#10
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,436 Karma: 8012886 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Although I don't recommend it, you can do what you want using bulk edit search & replace in RegExp mode. The source is template, the destination is title. All without the quotes: source match will be "^(.*)$". Replace will be "\1". The template would be something like "{title} {series:\| [\|}{series_index:02d\|]\|}". I can't test it at the moment. Perhaps someone else can. PLEASE PLEASE make a backup of your library before trying this. You can easily destroy your library and there is no undo. No one here can help you fix it. This will take a long time to run because calibre will change the name of most files in your library

04-14-2023, 01:12 AM	#11
jr1 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2019 Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab A	Thank you, Chaley! That is what I was looking for. I tested it out, tweaked it a bit, and got what I wanted. But all for naught, I suppose. I just noticed that the title portion of the filename gets truncated at 31 characters. Sooo, back to the drawing board to re-think this. But thank you anyways. I learned something that I am sure will help me with this in some manner in the future.

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