Export - Formatting Filenames

marcl · 01-13-2014, 09:11 AM

I have some issues while exporting ebooks and formatting the filename.

I use the followig formatstring for export:

{author_sort} - {series}{series_index:0>2s| | - }{title}

In some cases if the title contains an article (the or german "der die das") the article will be placed at the end of the title with a comma separated. I want the title in normal order and not the sorted title.

In the title the ":" were replaced with "_". I would like to have " - ".

theducks · 01-13-2014, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcl

I have some issues while exporting ebooks and formatting the filename.

I use the followig formatstring for export:

{author_sort} - {series}{series_index:0>2s| | - }{title}

In some cases if the title contains an article (the or german "der die das") the article will be placed at the end of the title with a comma separated. I want the title in normal order and not the sorted title.

In the title the ":" were replaced with "_". I would like to have " - ".

The first case is controlled by a tweak: save_template_title_series
You want strictly Alphabetical.

IMHO the second is a a lot of work, if at all doable.
colons (and others) are illegal in file names, so calibre's core substitutes them

chaley · 01-13-2014, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcl

In the title the ":" were replaced with "_". I would like to have " - ".

Try

Code:

{title:re(:, - )}

or perhaps more readable

Code:

{title:'re($, ':', ' - ')'}

marcl · 01-14-2014, 04:44 AM

Thanks theducks and chaley! Both solutions worked fine.

01-13-2014, 09:11 AM	#1
marcl Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Iriver Story HD (FW 1.13), Kobo Glo (FW 2.8.1), Kindle PW2 (FW 5.40)	Export - formatting filenames I have some issues while exporting ebooks and formatting the filename. I use the followig formatstring for export: {author_sort} - {series}{series_index:0>2s\| \| - }{title} In some cases if the title contains an article (the or german "der die das") the article will be placed at the end of the title with a comma separated. I want the title in normal order and not the sorted title. In the title the ":" were replaced with "_". I would like to have " - ". Last edited by marcl; 01-13-2014 at 09:19 AM.

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01-14-2014, 04:44 AM	#4
marcl Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Iriver Story HD (FW 1.13), Kobo Glo (FW 2.8.1), Kindle PW2 (FW 5.40)	Thanks theducks and chaley! Both solutions worked fine.