Frequently Asked Questions - Page 21

kovidgoyal · 02-21-2010, 01:21 PM

That's a warning, if a head is missing, calibre will generate it for you.

mfuentec · 02-23-2010, 11:28 AM

I can´t install Calibre, I allways get this message:
Phyton function terminated unexpectedly unable to open database file.
Remote traceback /most recent call last):
File “site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py”, line 128 in run
File “site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py”, line 119 in connect
Operational Error: unable to open database file (error code: 1)

Please help!

voidIndigo · 02-24-2010, 01:38 PM

Hi,

First, I would like to say that Calibre is my favorite software ever. EVER! It´s incredibly useful and well made. Congratulations.

I use it in 2 computers: one at work, for my technical library, and the other at home, for everything else. I never had to mix the libraries, but now I got an netbook, and wish to make a mix of the books from both the others.

I already have most the mix done in my Sony 505, but I found no way to get the books from the 505 to the netbook WITH the tags and complete info.

I searched here and Calibre´s website, and found nothing about "importing" the books and info from the reader. Is it possible?

Thanks in advance.

void Indigo

peaceridge · 02-24-2010, 02:11 PM

I am switching from the Sony 700 to the Irex 800sg.

I need different font scaling on the Irex. I am probably going to move the books from my Calibre library to the Irex SD card because I'm using folders and not the Sony style. So, I'm assuming I need to reconvert all the books in order to get the scaling changed. Is this true?

Thanks,

Lynn

kovidgoyal · 02-24-2010, 03:11 PM

yes if you want different scaling, you have to re-convert

angelad · 02-27-2010, 02:43 PM

Kovi, are working on anything new?

Dereks · 02-28-2010, 02:33 PM

Hi, I am PRS 700 user and I often make use of one of its particular features - making notes.
However, when I need to work with the notes I have to turn back to the Sony library, because so far it's the only program, which is able to work with this features.
Is there any chance that note /-syncing/-editing/-exporting/ will be implemented in calibre anytime soon.
Of course, I mean primarily LRF format.
Secondly, I think I might be doing something wrong, but I've just discovered, that there is no option for transferring a book from the reading device directly to the calibre library. Or did miss something?

oddsoxx · 03-04-2010, 02:57 PM

Hello,

I've used Calibre for a few weeks now and have converted several .pdf files to MOBI format so they'd work on my Kindle and have even been able to make them look good on the Kindle. My only problem is that I can't seem to remove the headers and footers. I found the option to do that but I'm obviously not technical enough to figure out what the "header (footer) regular expression" line is supposed to say to make it work. And worse, in the process of trying to figure that out, I've managed to erase the default line that was there. How can I figure out what to put in that line to get it to remove the headers and footers? Is it different for every book? And failing all that, can you at least tell me what it said in that line before I messed it up?

Thank you.

ATimson · 03-05-2010, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oddsoxx

How can I figure out what to put in that line to get it to remove the headers and footers? Is it different for every book?

Yes, it's probably going to need to be tweaked on a per-book basis.

The originals:

Header:

Code:

(?i)(?<=<hr>)((\s*<a name=\d+></a>((<img.+?>)*<br>\s*)?\d+<br>\s*.*?\s*)|(\s*<a name=\d+></a>((<img.+?>)*<br>\s*)?.*?<br>\s*\d+))(?=<br>)

Footer:

Code:

(?i)(?<=<hr>)((\s*<a name=\d+></a>((<img.+?>)*<br>\s*)?\d+<br>\s*.*?\s*)|(\s*<a name=\d+></a>((<img.+?>)*<br>\s*)?.*?<br>\s*\d+))(?=<br>)

If you want to learn regular expressions... may $deity have mercy on your soul.

doug38 · 03-07-2010, 07:26 PM

I'm a new member, have a new Libre (3 days). I installed the Calibre program, and the options to choose from for ebook reader device didn't include Libre. But of course I understand that the world's entire collection of ebook reading devices is too numerous to list all of them, and I guess the Aluratek Libre is relatively new.

So I chose Ectaco. Will this be my best choice for now?

kovidgoyal · 03-07-2010, 11:14 PM

Yes it will work fine.

oddsoxx · 03-09-2010, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATimson

Yes, it's probably going to need to be tweaked on a per-book basis.

The originals:

Header:

Code:

(?i)(?<=<hr>)((\s*<a name=\d+></a>((<img.+?>)*<br>\s*)?\d+<br>\s*.*?\s*)|(\s*<a name=\d+></a>((<img.+?>)*<br>\s*)?.*?<br>\s*\d+))(?=<br>)

Footer:

Code:

(?i)(?<=<hr>)((\s*<a name=\d+></a>((<img.+?>)*<br>\s*)?\d+<br>\s*.*?\s*)|(\s*<a name=\d+></a>((<img.+?>)*<br>\s*)?.*?<br>\s*\d+))(?=<br>)

If you want to learn regular expressions... may $deity have mercy on your soul.

Thanks so much for the original code for removing headers and footers. If I can ever figure out what to do with it, I'll be in great shape. Yeah...I've tried the "learn regular expressions" route. Ha! I was almost able to make it work. I could take out the title of the book OR the date in the header but not both and I could get rid of the author's name in the footer but never the page numbers.

I came up with a plan that involves converting to rtf, opening in Word, searching and replacing a couple times, saving, opening in Calibre, converting to MOBI and then emailing the resultant file to my Kindle. Labor intensive but doing it on one book at a time as I go to read it, isn't that big a deal. It's better than having to skip over all the extra stuff in the text anyway.

Thanks again!

Remar · 03-09-2010, 02:54 PM

Hi guys,

I need your help!!!!. I did all as needed to get my pdf books to STANZA with no good results. I have installed Calibre in my PC and Stanza in my PC and Itouch I set my Calibre for apple Itouch/stanza. It looks like my calibre don't recognize my itouch when I connected it through the ituns (via usb obviusly) on the other hand I have insert the URL http://(IP number):8080 and nothing either. So could anyboby help me with this matter please!!!!!!

itimpi · 03-10-2010, 02:47 AM

Calibre does not work via iTunes and USB. Apple does not allow third party applciations to connect via USB.

For over the network settings for some reason I found I had more joy using port 8787 on my Windows box. Note that you have to have your firewall configured to allow Calibre to act as a server on whatever port you select for use. You might prefer to start with the firewall turned off to prove everything is working and then you can enable it afterwards once it is correctly configured.

Also note that the URL to use depends on whether you are configuring Stanza to use a web page or an user defined catalog. The online catalog feature would use the address:
http://(IP number):8080/stanza
This is the best way to access the Calibre catalog from Stanza.

Francesco · 03-10-2010, 09:54 PM

Hi,
I'm transitioning from Windows to Linux and I'd like to import my customized recipes* but I can't find a way to do that, it doesn't seem like they're stored as a .recipe file. Please help me.
* this includes the feeds that I download with the basic recipe and the built-in recipes that I've tweaked.
Thanks!!!

02-24-2010, 01:38 PM	#303
voidIndigo Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 20 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brazil Device: Sony PRS 505, REB 1200, Kobo Glo	Import book and info from reader Hi, First, I would like to say that Calibre is my favorite software ever. EVER! It´s incredibly useful and well made. Congratulations. I use it in 2 computers: one at work, for my technical library, and the other at home, for everything else. I never had to mix the libraries, but now I got an netbook, and wish to make a mix of the books from both the others. I already have most the mix done in my Sony 505, but I found no way to get the books from the 505 to the netbook WITH the tags and complete info. I searched here and Calibre´s website, and found nothing about "importing" the books and info from the reader. Is it possible? Thanks in advance. void Indigo

02-24-2010, 02:11 PM	#304
peaceridge Wizard Posts: 1,019 Karma: 4407864 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North Carolina Device: Kobo Aura1, Nexus7.2, Galaxy Tab A 8.4, Ipad Air & Mini 6	converting to a new reader I am switching from the Sony 700 to the Irex 800sg. I need different font scaling on the Irex. I am probably going to move the books from my Calibre library to the Irex SD card because I'm using folders and not the Sony style. So, I'm assuming I need to reconvert all the books in order to get the scaling changed. Is this true? Thanks, Lynn

03-10-2010, 02:47 AM	#314
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	Calibre does not work via iTunes and USB. Apple does not allow third party applciations to connect via USB. For over the network settings for some reason I found I had more joy using port 8787 on my Windows box. Note that you have to have your firewall configured to allow Calibre to act as a server on whatever port you select for use. You might prefer to start with the firewall turned off to prove everything is working and then you can enable it afterwards once it is correctly configured. Also note that the URL to use depends on whether you are configuring Stanza to use a web page or an user defined catalog. The online catalog feature would use the address: http://(IP number):8080/stanza This is the best way to access the Calibre catalog from Stanza. Last edited by itimpi; 03-10-2010 at 02:50 AM.

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02-21-2010, 01:21 PM	#301
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,444 Karma: 27757438 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	That's a warning, if a head is missing, calibre will generate it for you.

02-23-2010, 11:28 AM	#302
mfuentec Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: kindle	I can´t install Calibre, I allways get this message: Phyton function terminated unexpectedly unable to open database file. Remote traceback /most recent call last): File “site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py”, line 128 in run File “site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py”, line 119 in connect Operational Error: unable to open database file (error code: 1) Please help!

02-24-2010, 03:11 PM	#305
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,444 Karma: 27757438 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	yes if you want different scaling, you have to re-convert

02-27-2010, 02:43 PM	#306
angelad Groupie Posts: 163 Karma: 64 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: kindle dx	Kovi, are working on anything new?

02-28-2010, 02:33 PM	#307
Dereks Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 1	Hi, I am PRS 700 user and I often make use of one of its particular features - making notes. However, when I need to work with the notes I have to turn back to the Sony library, because so far it's the only program, which is able to work with this features. Is there any chance that note /-syncing/-editing/-exporting/ will be implemented in calibre anytime soon. Of course, I mean primarily LRF format. Secondly, I think I might be doing something wrong, but I've just discovered, that there is no option for transferring a book from the reading device directly to the calibre library. Or did miss something?

03-04-2010, 02:57 PM	#308
oddsoxx Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Central New Mexico Device: Kindles 1 and 2	Hello, I've used Calibre for a few weeks now and have converted several .pdf files to MOBI format so they'd work on my Kindle and have even been able to make them look good on the Kindle. My only problem is that I can't seem to remove the headers and footers. I found the option to do that but I'm obviously not technical enough to figure out what the "header (footer) regular expression" line is supposed to say to make it work. And worse, in the process of trying to figure that out, I've managed to erase the default line that was there. How can I figure out what to put in that line to get it to remove the headers and footers? Is it different for every book? And failing all that, can you at least tell me what it said in that line before I messed it up? Thank you.

03-07-2010, 07:26 PM	#310
doug38 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Ectaco jetBook or Aluratek Libre	I'm a new member, have a new Libre (3 days). I installed the Calibre program, and the options to choose from for ebook reader device didn't include Libre. But of course I understand that the world's entire collection of ebook reading devices is too numerous to list all of them, and I guess the Aluratek Libre is relatively new. So I chose Ectaco. Will this be my best choice for now?

03-07-2010, 11:14 PM	#311
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,444 Karma: 27757438 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Yes it will work fine.

03-09-2010, 02:54 PM	#313
Remar Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: itouch/stanza	Hi guys, I need your help!!!!. I did all as needed to get my pdf books to STANZA with no good results. I have installed Calibre in my PC and Stanza in my PC and Itouch I set my Calibre for apple Itouch/stanza. It looks like my calibre don't recognize my itouch when I connected it through the ituns (via usb obviusly) on the other hand I have insert the URL http://(IP number):8080 and nothing either. So could anyboby help me with this matter please!!!!!!

03-10-2010, 09:54 PM	#315
Francesco Aficionado Posts: 391 Karma: 710 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Denver, CO, USA Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Touch	Hi, I'm transitioning from Windows to Linux and I'd like to import my customized recipes* but I can't find a way to do that, it doesn't seem like they're stored as a .recipe file. Please help me. * this includes the feeds that I download with the basic recipe and the built-in recipes that I've tweaked. Thanks!!!

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