Changing input fields

pnwuser · 08-03-2010, 07:34 PM

I am a new user of Calibre so if this problem has been solved elsewhere please point me in the write direction.

My ebook data is structured as follows:

Root folder
Author folder
author - ebook title

As you can see this results in the author inputted as title and the title as the author. Is there a way to get the program to read the files names in reverse order

Adoby · 08-04-2010, 12:02 AM

Yes. You go to Preferences | Add/Save | Adding books.

Activate "Read metadata only from file name" and change the "Regular expression" that specifies exactly how to interpret the different parts of the filename.

Try this:

(?P<author>[^_]+) - (?P<title>.+)

If you test this, make sure to enter the whole filename as test string, including the file extension. (.lit/.epub etc)

You can also read the filenames as they are, and later swap author/title when you edit metadata for a book. There is a button for that purpose.

pnwuser · 08-06-2010, 04:46 PM

Thank you for the reply. This is just what I was looking for.

08-03-2010, 07:34 PM	#1
pnwuser Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: none	Changing input fields I am a new user of Calibre so if this problem has been solved elsewhere please point me in the write direction. My ebook data is structured as follows: Root folder Author folder author - ebook title As you can see this results in the author inputted as title and the title as the author. Is there a way to get the program to read the files names in reverse order

08-04-2010, 12:02 AM	#2
Adoby Handy Elephant Posts: 1,737 Karma: 26785684 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southern Sweden, far out in the quiet woods Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra	Yes. You go to Preferences \| Add/Save \| Adding books. Activate "Read metadata only from file name" and change the "Regular expression" that specifies exactly how to interpret the different parts of the filename. Try this: (?P<author>[^_]+) - (?P<title>.+) If you test this, make sure to enter the whole filename as test string, including the file extension. (.lit/.epub etc) You can also read the filenames as they are, and later swap author/title when you edit metadata for a book. There is a button for that purpose. Last edited by Adoby; 08-04-2010 at 12:36 AM.

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08-06-2010, 04:46 PM	#3
pnwuser Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: none	Thank you for the reply. This is just what I was looking for.

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