Viewing .CBR files in Caliber

bmwr1200c · 08-14-2011, 06:28 PM

Hi,
I have Calibre 0.8.14 and when I click on view a .CBR file (a comic book).
It pops up a message saying "Adding...." and after couple of seconds shows below message
"?? Books ith the same title as the following already exist in the database. Add them anyway? "This does not happen with .pdf and .ePub files.

This is happening in Macbook pro. I have the same version of Calibre in Ubuntu 10.1 and it does not happen there. All I did on my backbook was to import all 357 files of .CBR at once and after that this problem began
I would appreciate your help
Regards
Aku

Manichean · 08-15-2011, 03:46 AM

That would imply that a book with matching author/title is already present in the library. I would think that this is due to the way you're reading metadata- probably your CBR files all have the same metadata? If so, try another method of reading metadata on import.

bmwr1200c · 08-15-2011, 11:52 AM

No, my files do not have same meta data. I tried different files with .CBR extension and all behave the same way. I could not see all the files that I could see before. This is a wired behavior

Starson17 · 08-15-2011, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmwr1200c

when I click on view a .CBR file (a comic book).
It pops up a message saying "Adding...."

Are you trying to view a .CBR that is already in Calibre, or are you trying to view a .CBR file that is not yet in Calibre? If you are trying to view a file that is already in Calibre, how is your viewing option set? IOW, does the Calibre viewer handle it or does an external viewer handle it. If an external viewer handles it, what viewer is set as your default viewer?

(Or are you trying to "add" a file, not "view" it?)

bmwr1200c · 08-15-2011, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Starson17

Are you trying to view a .CBR that is already in Calibre, or are you trying to view a .CBR file that is not yet in Calibre? If you are trying to view a file that is already in Calibre, how is your viewing option set? IOW, does the Calibre viewer handle it or does an external viewer handle it. If an external viewer handles it, what viewer is set as your default viewer?

(Or are you trying to "add" a file, not "view" it?)

I am trying to view .CBR files that were already imported and edited the metadata. thats when I am getting this message. I even tried to reinstall calibre but that did not do anything. I select the file in the Calibre and click on the view button thats when I am getting the error message described in the original message. I even tried right clicking and select view from the drop down but it does give me the same error message.

bmwr1200c · 08-15-2011, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manichean

That would imply that a book with matching author/title is already present in the library. I would think that this is due to the way you're reading metadata- probably your CBR files all have the same metadata? If so, try another method of reading metadata on import.

No, my files do not have same meta data. I tried different files with .CBR extension and all behave the same way. I could not see all the files that I could see before. This is a wired behavior

theducks · 08-15-2011, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmwr1200c

I am trying to view .CBR files that were already imported and edited the metadata. thats when I am getting this message. I even tried to reinstall calibre but that did not do anything. I select the file in the Calibre and click on the view button thats when I am getting the error message described in the original message. I even tried right clicking and select view from the drop down but it does give me the same error message.

You select a file in Calibre and tap V (for View) and you get that message?
Or are you back-dooring Calibre by going directly

into the Library folder and trying to open the file there?

bmwr1200c · 08-16-2011, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

You select a file in Calibre and tap V (for View) and you get that message?
Or are you back-dooring Calibre by going directly

into the Library folder and trying to open the file there?

Yes when I select a file in Calibre and tap V (for View) and you get that message?
or when I right click on the book and say view
or when I click on the view tab on the menu bar on the top

by all the above actions I am getting the above message.

Manichean · 08-16-2011, 01:51 PM

Did you maybe associate Calibre to add books to the library on double clicking a CBR file? If you have CBR selected to open in an external viewer, then the above would happen.

theducks · 08-16-2011, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manichean

Did you maybe associate Calibre to add books to the library on double clicking a CBR file? If you have CBR selected to open in an external viewer, then the above would happen.

I was thinking the same

Preferences: Behavior
there should be ticks in the second column for those formats

bmwr1200c · 08-17-2011, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manichean

Did you maybe associate Calibre to add books to the library on double clicking a CBR file? If you have CBR selected to open in an external viewer, then the above would happen.

Thanks for your help guys. It worked

08-14-2011, 06:28 PM	#1
bmwr1200c Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: iPad	Viewing .CBR files in Caliber Hi, I have Calibre 0.8.14 and when I click on view a .CBR file (a comic book). It pops up a message saying "Adding...." and after couple of seconds shows below message "?? Books ith the same title as the following already exist in the database. Add them anyway? "This does not happen with .pdf and .ePub files. This is happening in Macbook pro. I have the same version of Calibre in Ubuntu 10.1 and it does not happen there. All I did on my backbook was to import all 357 files of .CBR at once and after that this problem began I would appreciate your help Regards Aku Last edited by bmwr1200c; 08-14-2011 at 06:31 PM. Reason: more information

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08-15-2011, 03:46 AM	#2
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	That would imply that a book with matching author/title is already present in the library. I would think that this is due to the way you're reading metadata- probably your CBR files all have the same metadata? If so, try another method of reading metadata on import.

08-15-2011, 11:52 AM	#3
bmwr1200c Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: iPad	No, my files do not have same meta data. I tried different files with .CBR extension and all behave the same way. I could not see all the files that I could see before. This is a wired behavior

08-16-2011, 01:51 PM	#9
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	Did you maybe associate Calibre to add books to the library on double clicking a CBR file? If you have CBR selected to open in an external viewer, then the above would happen.