[Author] in title -> unknown in Calibre

Sheraph · 07-23-2021, 07:08 AM

Hi,

I have a library of comics and to keep it organized I'm testing Calibre.

The problem is that the comics are in .zip with the following name:
"[Author] Title"

When I import them with Calibre , for the title I get the full text:
"[Author] Title"

and for author it says "Unknown"

Is there a way to be able to mass edit all the comics and let Calibre know that the author is inside "[Author]" and for the title ignore the "[Autor]"?

I have been trying to find the solution but I couldn't.

Thanks!

capink · 07-23-2021, 08:28 AM

Try this:

Preferences > Adding Books > Reading Metadata tab > Regular Expression:

Code:

\[(?P<author>[^\]]+)\] (?P<title>.+)

dunhill · 08-04-2021, 06:57 PM

And how about creating a Calibre library with the data you need to manage a comic library

Sheraph · 08-05-2021, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by capink

Try this:

Preferences > Adding Books > Reading Metadata tab > Regular Expression:

Code:

\[(?P<author>[^\]]+)\] (?P<title>.+)

I used this code (adapting from other codes I found) and it worked! its more or less the same you posted. Thanks for help!

Code:

\[(?P<author>.+)\](?P<title>.+)

07-23-2021, 07:08 AM	#1
Sheraph Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2021 Device: iPad	[Author] in title -> unknown in Calibre Hi, I have a library of comics and to keep it organized I'm testing Calibre. The problem is that the comics are in .zip with the following name: "[Author] Title" When I import them with Calibre , for the title I get the full text: "[Author] Title" and for author it says "Unknown" Is there a way to be able to mass edit all the comics and let Calibre know that the author is inside "[Author]" and for the title ignore the "[Autor]"? I have been trying to find the solution but I couldn't. Thanks!

07-23-2021, 08:28 AM	#2
capink Wizard Posts: 1,196 Karma: 1995558 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kindle	Try this: Preferences > Adding Books > Reading Metadata tab > Regular Expression: Code: \[(?P<author>[^\]]+)\] (?P<title>.+)

08-04-2021, 06:57 PM	#3
dunhill Guru Posts: 893 Karma: 810834 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Device: moon+ reader, kindle paperwhite	And how about creating a Calibre library with the data you need to manage a comic library Attached Thumbnails Attached Images Last edited by dunhill; 08-04-2021 at 07:03 PM.

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