CHM with hash character (#) in title won't open

Asmod · 08-19-2011, 09:00 AM

Not sure if this should be submitted as a bug, so i'll see what the response in here is first.
because of the way CHM files work you cannot use the hash character (#) in it's filename or in the folder which contains it (just try it to see for yourself).
As it happens to be I have a few ebooks about C# in my library, and they are in chm format.
So I could convert them to epub, pdf or something else, but i like the chm format and most conversions make it uglier/less usable.
I gather it's also not good practice to try and tinker with the file/folder names yourself so that only leaves one option, to request a change in the code to change the behaviour of Calibre in such a way that it doesnt use the # character in folder or filenames when storing chm files.
Any idea if requesting such a change would be feasible or should I just convert them and forget about it ?

kovidgoyal · 08-19-2011, 09:32 AM

That change is not going to happen. Simply replace the # character in the books title in calibre and it will not be used in the folder and file names.

Asmod · 08-19-2011, 11:06 AM

Even though that will obviously screw up title searches it does sound like an acceptable workaround.
Thanks a lot !

08-19-2011, 09:00 AM	#1
Asmod Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: none	CHM with hash character (#) in title won't open Not sure if this should be submitted as a bug, so i'll see what the response in here is first. because of the way CHM files work you cannot use the hash character (#) in it's filename or in the folder which contains it (just try it to see for yourself). As it happens to be I have a few ebooks about C# in my library, and they are in chm format. So I could convert them to epub, pdf or something else, but i like the chm format and most conversions make it uglier/less usable. I gather it's also not good practice to try and tinker with the file/folder names yourself so that only leaves one option, to request a change in the code to change the behaviour of Calibre in such a way that it doesnt use the # character in folder or filenames when storing chm files. Any idea if requesting such a change would be feasible or should I just convert them and forget about it ?

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08-19-2011, 09:32 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,176 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	That change is not going to happen. Simply replace the # character in the books title in calibre and it will not be used in the folder and file names.

08-19-2011, 11:06 AM	#3
Asmod Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: none	Even though that will obviously screw up title searches it does sound like an acceptable workaround. Thanks a lot !

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