Bulk edit of author field

Hananu001 · 05-31-2014, 02:50 AM

Hi all,

I've got a couple of ebooks where authors and authors_sort are different (FN/LN vs. LN/FN).
I can adjust the field values via standard buttons in single edit mode, but I could'nt find a way to exchange the authors value with the authors_sort value on a bulk. Unfortunately the 'Administrate Authors' dialog does not show the real values (Authors and Authors_sort have the same values although the book entries are different).
Additionally Calibre does not execute the function 'change all authors_Sort values' behind the dialog button at the bottom of the dialog.

So my question is: How authors_Sort values can be copied into authors field?
Thanks in advance for your support!

Regards,
R.

theducks · 05-31-2014, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hananu001

Hi all,

I've got a couple of ebooks where authors and authors_sort are different (FN/LN vs. LN/FN).
I can adjust the field values via standard buttons in single edit mode, but I could'nt find a way to exchange the authors value with the authors_sort value on a bulk. Unfortunately the 'Administrate Authors' dialog does not show the real values (Authors and Authors_sort have the same values although the book entries are different).
Additionally Calibre does not execute the function 'change all authors_Sort values' behind the dialog button at the bottom of the dialog.

So my question is: How authors_Sort values can be copied into authors field?
Thanks in advance for your support!

Regards,
R.

IMHO Forget that method.

Use the Quality Check Plugin: Fix: Section

1)To Flip Author names. Caution:select only those titles you want to flip. (Sort will follow your standard preference settings)
2) Format Author initials (consistently). (Configurable)
3) ASCIIize author names (those with accented characters)

Hananu001 · 06-02-2014, 01:58 AM

Hi theducks,

thanks very much for your help - that's what I've searched for :-)

05-31-2014, 02:50 AM	#1
Hananu001 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Kindle	Bulk edit of author field Hi all, I've got a couple of ebooks where authors and authors_sort are different (FN/LN vs. LN/FN). I can adjust the field values via standard buttons in single edit mode, but I could'nt find a way to exchange the authors value with the authors_sort value on a bulk. Unfortunately the 'Administrate Authors' dialog does not show the real values (Authors and Authors_sort have the same values although the book entries are different). Additionally Calibre does not execute the function 'change all authors_Sort values' behind the dialog button at the bottom of the dialog. So my question is: How authors_Sort values can be copied into authors field? Thanks in advance for your support! Regards, R. Last edited by Hananu001; 05-31-2014 at 03:21 AM.

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06-02-2014, 01:58 AM	#3
Hananu001 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Kindle	Hi theducks, thanks very much for your help - that's what I've searched for :-)

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