Importing search and replace terms

occum · 11-26-2019, 12:39 PM

Hi

I'm looking for some advice on using the search and replace options when converting e-books

I have a list of spellings/words in a spreadsheet that I use in other programs and would like to be able to load this list into calibre. At the moment it's about 6000 entries long so it's rather impractical to re-type.

If I click on the load file it seems to want to specific file format Calibri search and replace definitions file.

Is it possible to convert my spreadsheet into an appropriate format to load into calibre.

Thank you for any help and sorry if this has already been answered elsewhere

theducks · 11-26-2019, 12:59 PM

If this was just a Spell check Dictionary (used in the editor)
(in the editor)
Edit: Preferences: Editor Settings (side bar) Manage Spelling dictionaries (button): Manage user dictionaries (button): (see image)

I really would not expect Conversion S&R to handle large lists
beside, there probably MANY exceptions where change was inconvenient

BetterRed · 11-26-2019, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by occum

Hi

I'm looking for some advice on using the search and replace options when converting e-books

I have a list of spellings/words in a spreadsheet that I use in other programs and would like to be able to load this list into calibre. At the moment it's about 6000 entries long so it's rather impractical to re-type.

If I click on the load file it seems to want to specific file format Calibri search and replace definitions file.

Is it possible to convert my spreadsheet into an appropriate format to load into calibre.

Thank you for any help and sorry if this has already been answered elsewhere

Enter the first few items from your CSV list into Conversion S&R list, then Save the CSR file. Hopefully you'll then be able to work out a way to create a CSR file from your CSV.

If the ebook files in question are EPUBs, another possibility might be to use the Sigil ePubTidyTool plugin.

BR

11-26-2019, 12:39 PM	#1
occum Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: kindl, android phone and ipad, mainly uing kindle	Importing search and replace terms Hi I'm looking for some advice on using the search and replace options when converting e-books I have a list of spellings/words in a spreadsheet that I use in other programs and would like to be able to load this list into calibre. At the moment it's about 6000 entries long so it's rather impractical to re-type. If I click on the load file it seems to want to specific file format Calibri search and replace definitions file. Is it possible to convert my spreadsheet into an appropriate format to load into calibre. Thank you for any help and sorry if this has already been answered elsewhere

11-26-2019, 12:59 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,267 Karma: 61916422 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	If this was just a Spell check Dictionary (used in the editor) (in the editor) Edit: Preferences: Editor Settings (side bar) Manage Spelling dictionaries (button): Manage user dictionaries (button): (see image) I really would not expect Conversion S&R to handle large lists beside, there probably MANY exceptions where change was inconvenient Attached Thumbnails

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