Library Names

Rellwood · 08-09-2020, 05:31 PM

Are Library Names stored in the metadata.db file? I have a bunch of them just randomly scattered here and there on my computer, and would like to open them to see what the original library name was, but I cant find the column that would have it. I can only find the library id column which is just a gui type number.

I know that creating a catalog from the database would create a library name column but I have yet to figure out how to create a .csv sheet with all the library info from just a .db file. I use SQBrowser to peruse the fields and can export individual columnns. I haven't checked to see if I could just export the entire table.

theducks · 08-09-2020, 06:04 PM

Library name is the Containing Folder

The Links ti it are stored in the Configuration folder
global.py.json

Rellwood · 08-09-2020, 06:42 PM

[QUOTE=theducks;4021200]Library name is the Containing Folder

The Links ti it are stored in the Configuration folder
global.py.json[/QUOTES]

So I guess library db.files need a folder to tell what the names are. I thought that they would be embeded in the file.

theducks · 08-09-2020, 09:03 PM

[QUOTE=Rellwood;4021211]

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Library name is the Containing Folder

The Links ti it are stored in the Configuration folder
global.py.json[/QUOTES]

So I guess library db.files need a folder to tell what the names are. I thought that they would be embeded in the file.

Yes! The containing folder. All else is RELATIVE to the location of the DB

08-09-2020, 05:31 PM	#1
Rellwood Library Breeder (She/Her) Posts: 1,156 Karma: 1900479 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Fullerton, California Device: Kobo Aura HD (1) PW3 (4) PW3 2019 new edition (1)	Library Names Are Library Names stored in the metadata.db file? I have a bunch of them just randomly scattered here and there on my computer, and would like to open them to see what the original library name was, but I cant find the column that would have it. I can only find the library id column which is just a gui type number. I know that creating a catalog from the database would create a library name column but I have yet to figure out how to create a .csv sheet with all the library info from just a .db file. I use SQBrowser to peruse the fields and can export individual columnns. I haven't checked to see if I could just export the entire table.

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08-09-2020, 06:04 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,792 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Library name is the Containing Folder The Links ti it are stored in the Configuration folder global.py.json

08-09-2020, 06:42 PM	#3
Rellwood Library Breeder (She/Her) Posts: 1,156 Karma: 1900479 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Fullerton, California Device: Kobo Aura HD (1) PW3 (4) PW3 2019 new edition (1)	[QUOTE=theducks;4021200]Library name is the Containing Folder The Links ti it are stored in the Configuration folder global.py.json[/QUOTES] So I guess library db.files need a folder to tell what the names are. I thought that they would be embeded in the file.