how to avoid non alfanumeric characters inside Calibre folder?

mfioretti · 11-16-2012, 01:31 PM

Greetings,

I have ONE issue with the folders and files in the Calibre library. No, I do not want to change its structure! I HAVE read the post titled "Want to change the folder structure of the Calibre library?" at
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=119175 and understand the point.

I don't care how Calibre structures files and folders in its library, or which names it chooses.

My ONLY question about this is: can I just tell Calibre to use ONLY alfanumeric characters plus dash and underscore for all those folder and file names, avoiding parentheses, spaces and what not? I haven't recognized any option in the user interface to do it. I would be willing to hack the code, if I had the right pointers to where and what to change.

Having files and folder names without "weird" characters would be really great for me, as it would let me keep unchanged the many scripts I already run for backups and other administrative tasks, and also guarantee that I can move the whole library to many filesystems, online storage, physical media, whatever without any "library rebuilding" or similar manual operations.

If it matters, I'm using Calibre 0.8.33 on Linux

Thanks in advance for any feedback,
Marco

DoctorOhh · 11-17-2012, 01:49 AM

Welcome to Mobileread.

I don't believe there is a way to do what you want to do, but every time I think that, I'm proved wrong. The main developer is away for a few more days. Maybe someone else will stop by and prove me wrong.

Good Luck.

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kovidgoyal · 11-17-2012, 09:56 PM

Simply change the construct_file_name and construct_path_name functions in database2.py. Instructions for running from source are in the User manual.

11-16-2012, 01:31 PM	#1
mfioretti Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Italy Device: none	how to avoid non alfanumeric characters inside Calibre folder? Greetings, I have ONE issue with the folders and files in the Calibre library. No, I do not want to change its structure! I HAVE read the post titled "Want to change the folder structure of the Calibre library?" at https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=119175 and understand the point. I don't care how Calibre structures files and folders in its library, or which names it chooses. My ONLY question about this is: can I just tell Calibre to use ONLY alfanumeric characters plus dash and underscore for all those folder and file names, avoiding parentheses, spaces and what not? I haven't recognized any option in the user interface to do it. I would be willing to hack the code, if I had the right pointers to where and what to change. Having files and folder names without "weird" characters would be really great for me, as it would let me keep unchanged the many scripts I already run for backups and other administrative tasks, and also guarantee that I can move the whole library to many filesystems, online storage, physical media, whatever without any "library rebuilding" or similar manual operations. If it matters, I'm using Calibre 0.8.33 on Linux Thanks in advance for any feedback, Marco

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11-17-2012, 01:49 AM	#2
DoctorOhh US Navy, Retired Posts: 9,896 Karma: 13806776 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North Carolina Device: Icarus Illumina XL HD, Kindle PaperWhite SE 11th Gen	Welcome to Mobileread. I don't believe there is a way to do what you want to do, but every time I think that, I'm proved wrong. The main developer is away for a few more days. Maybe someone else will stop by and prove me wrong. Good Luck. Moderator Notice Moved the thread to general calibre forum. The development forum is not the place to ask general questions. Please read the "PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING - The purpose of this subforum" sticky post from the top of the Development forum. For those new to the forum at the top of all calibre forums are sticky posts with information on many frequently asked questions.

11-17-2012, 09:56 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,304 Karma: 27111240 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Simply change the construct_file_name and construct_path_name functions in database2.py. Instructions for running from source are in the User manual.

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