Filenames on Nook Simple Touch oddly mangled

ChristopherTD · 07-19-2013, 03:52 AM

I am trying to send files to a Nook Simple Touch from Calibre, and have been struggling to get the file renaming facility to work consistently. For some reason the Nook ST is recognised by Calibre (OS/X) as a NOOK_COLOR. The only way I seem to be able to influence the file name on transfer is by changing the pattern in the NOOK_COLOR plugin. But then the series name is truncated, but not always to the same length, and sometimes the series_number is there and sometimes not. Likewise with the title.

Is there something else affecting the behaviour of the plugin? Or is this something the Nook itself is doing?

kovidgoyal · 07-19-2013, 04:49 AM

file paths are limited to a total length of 240 characters. names are automatically truncated so that the total path length fits.

ChristopherTD · 07-20-2013, 06:25 AM

Ok - I will check and see if that is what is happening. Thanks for confirming the behaviour

07-19-2013, 03:52 AM	#1
ChristopherTD Addict Posts: 343 Karma: 1010002 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London. UK Device: Marvin Reader on iPad Air (via Calibre)	Filenames on Nook Simple Touch oddly mangled I am trying to send files to a Nook Simple Touch from Calibre, and have been struggling to get the file renaming facility to work consistently. For some reason the Nook ST is recognised by Calibre (OS/X) as a NOOK_COLOR. The only way I seem to be able to influence the file name on transfer is by changing the pattern in the NOOK_COLOR plugin. But then the series name is truncated, but not always to the same length, and sometimes the series_number is there and sometimes not. Likewise with the title. Is there something else affecting the behaviour of the plugin? Or is this something the Nook itself is doing?

07-19-2013, 04:49 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,871 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	file paths are limited to a total length of 240 characters. names are automatically truncated so that the total path length fits. Last edited by kovidgoyal; 07-19-2013 at 04:53 AM.

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07-20-2013, 06:25 AM	#3
ChristopherTD Addict Posts: 343 Karma: 1010002 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London. UK Device: Marvin Reader on iPad Air (via Calibre)	Ok - I will check and see if that is what is happening. Thanks for confirming the behaviour

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