plugboard help

[hairybiker]

OK in an attempt to sort my to read list, I have added a numeric column in Calibre called order.
I am trying to get my Kindle title changed so it now displays [read #] title
I have tried changing my plug board to this:
{#order:0>2s|[|]}{series}{series_index:0>2s| - | #| – }{title}
from
}{series}{series_index:0>2s| #| – }{title}

But nothing is different saved to my Kindle.

Help please

[theducks]

plugboard inserts the template values into the destination metadata field. did yo set it?
It could also be that you have simply overflowed the space allocated (on the device). but I don't think that would be your case or you would have mentioned that it was being truncated (something like no title showing)

[hairybiker]

What happened after rebooting my Kindle was I got several files called "Error in plugin data" or similar.
So it looks like my string is wrong.
I was assuming that {#order:0>2s|[|]} would give me [order], or is it the last part | - | #| – that is wrong? Or can I not combine them like this?

With the standard I get the normal "series name - #" which I have reverted to at the moment.

[chaley]

You cannot have 3 vertical bars in one template expression. What are you trying to do with that?

[hairybiker]

I was trying to do the same as for 2, if no order# then no -

[chaley]

Originally Posted by hairybiker

I was trying to do the same as for 2, if no order# then no -

My apologies, but I don't understand. If there is an order # then where should the - character go? And do you really want to use both a dash and an M-dash? Could you give some examples of what you want, with and without order# and series?

My guess is that you want

{#order:0>2s|[|] - }{series}{series_index:0>2s| #| – }{title}

but I am not at all sure.

[hairybiker]

What I want is simply:
reading order# - series - series # - title
Or (the standard)
series - series # - title
if no reading order

I think your one will do that?

[chaley]

Originally Posted by hairybiker

What I want is simply:
reading order# - series - series # - title
Or (the standard)
series - series # - title
if no reading order

I think your one will do that?

No. In the template I supplied there is no dash between series and series index (and there isn't in your template that works either), reading order is enclosed in [ ], and the two dashes have different sizes (as do the dashes in your template).

This gives you what you described:

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

[hairybiker]

Thanks will give that a try when I am back on my pc.