Create a template to only list one author.

[PMGeuze]

Hello all,

I first want to thank you for such a great program. I am currently working on transferring my files to save to device and disk. Sometimes the files will be too long because of multiple authors.

I have tried the following template:

{Authors:sublist(0,1,\&)} - {pubdate} - {series}{series_index:0>2s| - | - }{title}

But it does not seem to work.

Would somebody be able to advise?

[theducks]

Originally Posted by PMGeuze

Hello all,

I first want to thank you for such a great program. I am currently working on transferring my files to save to device and disk. Sometimes the files will be too long because of multiple authors.

I have tried the following template:

{Authors:sublist(0,1,\&)} - {pubdate} - {series}{series_index:0>2s| - | - }{title}

But it does not seem to work.

Would somebody be able to advise?

chaley will probably have to step in (he is the King of calibre templates)

This probably is failing because the '&' is a Display convention (inserted by the program)

This is a relational database structure. you don't get to see all the complex magic that happens behind the screen

The DB has an entry for EACH Author you see

Then the book has a link key record for each Author the BOOK has

book1 author1key
book1 author27key
book1 author215key

You see it as :author1 & author27 & author215
The bottom line is you probably have to get the Author-list, Then take it back apart. which will probably use Program mode and not a simple template you show

[chaley]

Take out the backslash in front of the ampersand. Characters are not escaped in single function mode.