Download several entites of a reciepe

[MasterPlexus]

Hi,

I use the Heise CT recipe to get my online Magazines as a ePub. Anyway, if I want to get older versions of the Magazine, I have to set manually in the Recipe the variable issue to a version I want to get (for example issue ='2024/19'

My question is, if this could be somewhere automatized. For example like a loop wich goes thru all of year. Or that the start of the recipe is asking for the recipe number?

A loop I'm not sure (I guess python has loops, that's not the issue ) but I'm not sure how to handle it in the instance of a startet reciepe that each of the magazines should be an own epub.

I hope my question is clear enough. Thanks for any help.

BR
MP

[kovidgoyal]

You cant do that within a recipe. Instead use a variable in the recipe and write a script that downloads it using the ebook-convert command line tool changing the value of the variable via the --recipe-specific-option command line flag.

[MasterPlexus]

OK, after several research and trys I bring it up to work, but I still have some questions:
I could call the recipe to start in this wy:

ebook-convert "C:\Users\Dirk\AppData\Roaming\calibre\custom_recipes\Heise ct_1001.recipe" "Heise Ct 2024-01.epub" --recipe-specific-option issue:/select/ct/2024/01

but some things are slightly problematic:
- the recipe needs login, but the login values are not used which are set in properties of the reciepe. How could I overhand them (currently I use a workaround to directly set the values in the reciepe, but this is not 'nice'
- the calibre-convert does not take care the rule wich defines how the ebook should be named, it must be the second parameter. of course I can live with that.
- the calibre-convert does not store the generated epub automatically in the library. I have to import them then manually (or I have to use the automatic folder check).
- calibre-convert does not respect the CALIBRE_DEVELOP_FROM parameter, and only the Standard installation will be used, even that I made some changes in src path.

so for me the calibre-convert looks like a little bit extra/outside of the calibre environment.

Again, could live with it, but just wondering. And also thanks for the very good program and the support. This could not be less higly apreciated
MP

[kovidgoyal]

--username and --password
Use calibredb command to add files to the calibre library
ebook-convert most definitely respects CALIBRE_DEVELOP_FROM

[MasterPlexus]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

--username and --password

Ah, of course, I have to better read the docu Thanks.

Use calibredb command to add files to the calibre library

Yes, this I could include into my batch script. But it is a rebuild of internal processes. But ok

ebook-convert most definitely respects CALIBRE_DEVELOP_FROM

I updated the simple.py script to include the png also to be shrinked. But wenn i use calibre-convert this is not taken into account. May I miss here something?

[Atharv59]

Hi,

I use the Heise CT recipe to download my online magazines as ePubs. However, when I want older issues, I manually set the `issue` variable in the recipe to the desired version (e.g., `issue = '2024/19'`).

My question is whether this process could be automated. For instance, could a loop go through all issues for a given year, or could the recipe prompt me to enter the issue number when it starts?

I’m familiar with Python loops so that part isn’t the challenge. My main concern is ensuring that each magazine is saved as a separate ePub.

I hope my question is clear. Thanks in advance for any help.

[kovidgoyal]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

You cant do that within a recipe. Instead use a variable in the recipe and write a script that downloads it using the ebook-convert command line tool changing the value of the variable via the --recipe-specific-option command line flag.

Your question was answered here.