Help with Syntax please.....

Hendrixxxxxxxx · 01-30-2013, 08:33 PM

I have been playing around with plugboard, and I have got most of the way to where I want to be, but, having zero experience with template language, I am a bit stuck on one small issue, which I was wondering if someone could help me with.

I have the following plugboard template:

{authors}{series_index:0>2s| - Book | of }{series}

which works beautifully, and gives me an output in the "authors" field on my paperwhite such as this:

J K Rowling - Book 07 of Harry Potter

I would like, if possible, the output to look like this:

J K Rowling - (Book 07 of "Harry Potter")

Using the following syntax:

{authors}{series_index:0>2s| - (Book | of }"{series}")

I can get the output I want if the book is part of a series, which is great. However, if the book is not part of a series (if the series field is empty), the output looks like this:

J K Rowling"")

rather than just

J K Rowling

Is, what I am trying to do possible, and if so, where am I going wrong with the syntax please? I have tried to use the calibre manual for clues as to what the problem is, but its all way over my head.

Thanks in advance

Hendrix

Sabardeyn · 01-30-2013, 10:56 PM

Wild guess, but you might need to escape the parenthesis and quotation characters.

If I'm correct, calibre is interpreting these as programming instructions for how it should process the equation. Not as output instructions for the plugboard.

Of course I could also be totally wrong.

Hendrixxxxxxxx · 01-30-2013, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sabardeyn

Wild guess, but you might need to escape the parenthesis and quotation characters.

If I'm correct, calibre is interpreting these as programming instructions for how it should process the equation. Not as output instructions for the plugboard.

Of course I could also be totally wrong.

That's what I suspected at first, but the fact that it works fine if the book is part of a series suggests that its my syntax which is the problem.

PeterT · 01-31-2013, 12:20 AM

Does

Code:

{authors}{series_index:0>2s| - (Book | of}{series:| "|")}

work?

Hendrixxxxxxxx · 01-31-2013, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

Does

Code:

{authors}{series_index:0>2s| - (Book | of}{series:| "|")}

work?

Beautifully!!

Thank you very much Peter.

01-30-2013, 08:33 PM	#1
Hendrixxxxxxxx Connoisseur Posts: 67 Karma: 136594 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hong Kong Device: Kindle DX, Paperwhite, Paperwhite II, and Voyage	Help with Syntax please..... I have been playing around with plugboard, and I have got most of the way to where I want to be, but, having zero experience with template language, I am a bit stuck on one small issue, which I was wondering if someone could help me with. I have the following plugboard template: {authors}{series_index:0>2s\| - Book \| of }{series} which works beautifully, and gives me an output in the "authors" field on my paperwhite such as this: J K Rowling - Book 07 of Harry Potter I would like, if possible, the output to look like this: J K Rowling - (Book 07 of "Harry Potter") Using the following syntax: {authors}{series_index:0>2s\| - (Book \| of }"{series}") I can get the output I want if the book is part of a series, which is great. However, if the book is not part of a series (if the series field is empty), the output looks like this: J K Rowling"") rather than just J K Rowling Is, what I am trying to do possible, and if so, where am I going wrong with the syntax please? I have tried to use the calibre manual for clues as to what the problem is, but its all way over my head. Thanks in advance Hendrix

01-31-2013, 12:20 AM	#4
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,698 Karma: 79983758 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Does Code: {authors}{series_index:0>2s\| - (Book \| of}{series:\| "\|")} work?

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01-30-2013, 10:56 PM	#2
Sabardeyn Guru Posts: 644 Karma: 1242364 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Right Coast Device: PC (Calibre), Nexus 7 2013 (Moon+ Pro), HTC HD2/Leo (Freda)	Wild guess, but you might need to escape the parenthesis and quotation characters. If I'm correct, calibre is interpreting these as programming instructions for how it should process the equation. Not as output instructions for the plugboard. Of course I could also be totally wrong.