[Old Thread] Library listing

richreads · 04-05-2009, 08:32 PM

Hi.
Is there any way to get a list of all the books that Calibre has it the your library?
I know I could generate it out of the directory listing but I was wondering is Calibre does this.

I've been using it for about a month now and it is fabulous.
Thanx for all the hard work that must go into it.

Rich

sirbruce · 04-05-2009, 09:21 PM

If you open a command prompt in the Calibre directory you can use "calibredb list".

richreads · 04-06-2009, 09:38 AM

thanx - works great.

movieking · 06-29-2009, 08:40 PM

I have the same question, but don't really understand the answer (I usually don't work at the command prompt). So how can I get a text showing me all of the books that I have in calibre? Is it something that calibre can do? When I run calibredb list at the cmd line in the calibre directory, I can see all the books and authors, but how do I get that exported to a text or word file?

pepak · 06-30-2009, 01:33 AM

Code:

calibredb list >filename.txt

MajorMalfunction · 09-21-2011, 04:28 PM

Hi, I've been trying to do this for the past half hour and nothing is working. My library is over 10,000 books so I really need a list to share with a friend of mine. I can't seem to copy and paste from my cmd prompt to show you what's going wrong. I'm sure it has to do with misplaced punctuation, but maybe somebody can tell me exactly what to type to accomplish this? I haven't used DOS in so long I can't remember how to make it work properly.

I either get "access denied" or "is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch file."

I'm using the latest release of Calibre. Could somebody who knows how to do this just type exactly what I should put in the command line, including punctuation, to make a text output file?

Thank you in advance for my n00bosity.

kovidgoyal · 09-21-2011, 04:38 PM

See http://calibre-ebook.blogspot.com/ to learn how to create catalogs of books in your calibre library.

alansplace · 09-21-2011, 04:44 PM

i've always opened the dos window as administrator, maybe that would help if you're not already doing so.

kiwidude · 09-21-2011, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

See http://calibre-ebook.blogspot.com/ to learn how to create catalogs of books in your calibre library.

A calibre blog? Did I miss an announcement...? Very nice.

kovidgoyal · 09-21-2011, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwidude

A calibre blog? Did I miss an announcement...? Very nice.

It's maintained by Krittika, she intends to make regular posts about calibre's more obscure features from the perspective of a regular calibre user. IIRC, there was an announcement on the calibre Facebook page, but I think she didn't announce it on MR.

MajorMalfunction · 09-21-2011, 05:06 PM

OK I'll go check that out. Since I'm the only user on the machine, I assumed I'm already the admin. Thanks.

MajorMalfunction · 09-21-2011, 05:29 PM

That totally worked. Thank you very much.

alansplace · 09-21-2011, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MajorMalfunction

That totally worked. Thank you very much.

you're welcome

ElMiko · 09-22-2011, 05:12 AM

If you select all the books you want in your catalog (or just hit CTRL+A if you want all your books), then go to the the dropdown menu for the "Convert book" icon and select "Create a catalog of books in your library", that'll create a CSV (excel) file. The dialog gives you options as to what information you want displayed in the catalog file and where you want to save the file. If you need it to be in .txt format, it's fairly straightforward to format the cells the way you want, and then just copy them into Notepad (or whatever text editor you use).

Edit
Whoops, that'll learn me to go shooting my mouth off before reading Kovid's posts. His/Krittika's link covers the above in greater and more useful detail.

DoctorOhh · 09-22-2011, 05:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElMiko

Whoops, that'll learn me to go shooting my mouth off before reading Kovid's posts. His/Krittika's link covers the above in greater and more useful detail.

Not to mention, while you provide good and accurate information, you were probably responding to the first message from over 2 years ago.

04-05-2009, 08:32 PM	#1
richreads Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hamilton, ON Device: Kobo Touch and Glo,	[Old Thread] Library listing Hi. Is there any way to get a list of all the books that Calibre has it the your library? I know I could generate it out of the directory listing but I was wondering is Calibre does this. I've been using it for about a month now and it is fabulous. Thanx for all the hard work that must go into it. Rich

06-30-2009, 01:33 AM	#5
pepak Guru Posts: 610 Karma: 4150 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T3, Kobo Libra H2O	Code: calibredb list >filename.txt

09-21-2011, 04:44 PM	#8
alansplace Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,886 Karma: 464403178 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 33.9388° N, 117.2716° W Device: Kindles K-2, K-KB, PW 1 & 2, Voyage, Fire 2, 5 & HD 8, Surface 3, iPad	hmmmm.... i've always opened the dos window as administrator, maybe that would help if you're not already doing so.

09-22-2011, 05:12 AM	#14
ElMiko Addict Posts: 320 Karma: 56788 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	If you select all the books you want in your catalog (or just hit CTRL+A if you want all your books), then go to the the dropdown menu for the "Convert book" icon and select "Create a catalog of books in your library", that'll create a CSV (excel) file. The dialog gives you options as to what information you want displayed in the catalog file and where you want to save the file. If you need it to be in .txt format, it's fairly straightforward to format the cells the way you want, and then just copy them into Notepad (or whatever text editor you use). Edit Whoops, that'll learn me to go shooting my mouth off before reading Kovid's posts. His/Krittika's link covers the above in greater and more useful detail. Last edited by ElMiko; 09-22-2011 at 05:16 AM.

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04-05-2009, 09:21 PM	#2
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	If you open a command prompt in the Calibre directory you can use "calibredb list".

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richreads Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hamilton, ON Device: Kobo Touch and Glo,	thanx - works great.

06-29-2009, 08:40 PM	#4
movieking Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Sony 505	I have the same question, but don't really understand the answer (I usually don't work at the command prompt). So how can I get a text showing me all of the books that I have in calibre? Is it something that calibre can do? When I run calibredb list at the cmd line in the calibre directory, I can see all the books and authors, but how do I get that exported to a text or word file?

09-21-2011, 04:28 PM	#6
MajorMalfunction Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 110 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle	Hi, I've been trying to do this for the past half hour and nothing is working. My library is over 10,000 books so I really need a list to share with a friend of mine. I can't seem to copy and paste from my cmd prompt to show you what's going wrong. I'm sure it has to do with misplaced punctuation, but maybe somebody can tell me exactly what to type to accomplish this? I haven't used DOS in so long I can't remember how to make it work properly. I either get "access denied" or "is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch file." I'm using the latest release of Calibre. Could somebody who knows how to do this just type exactly what I should put in the command line, including punctuation, to make a text output file? Thank you in advance for my n00bosity.

09-21-2011, 04:38 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	See http://calibre-ebook.blogspot.com/ to learn how to create catalogs of books in your calibre library.

09-21-2011, 05:06 PM	#11
MajorMalfunction Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 110 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle	OK I'll go check that out. Since I'm the only user on the machine, I assumed I'm already the admin. Thanks.

09-21-2011, 05:29 PM	#12
MajorMalfunction Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 110 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle	That totally worked. Thank you very much.