Sending selection from Search & Replace to different fields?

MelBr · 03-05-2013, 12:24 PM

Hi all,

I have a bunch of books that have "<Series> <series#> - " prepended to the title filed. I've been looking at the S&R Meta panel and I'm not sure how to send my captures to two different fields: series & series_index (which I'm guessing is the number in the metadata dialog).

Here's what I have:

Is it possible to send these values to proper fields? Thanks!

chaley · 03-05-2013, 12:52 PM

For series and series index, if you put the series index in the series field inside brackets, calibre will set the series index as well as the series. Slightly modifying your example, try:

Source field: title
Search for: ^(.*?) (\d+)( -.*)
Replace with: \1 [\2]
Destination field: series

You will need to remove the information from the title using a second pass.

MelBr · 03-05-2013, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

For series and series index, if you put the series index in the series field inside brackets, calibre will set the series index as well as the series. Slightly modifying your example, try:

Source field: title
Search for: ^(.*?) (\d+)( -.*)
Replace with: \1 [\2]
Destination field: series

You will need to remove the information from the title using a second pass.

Excellent!!! Thank you!

03-05-2013, 12:24 PM	#1
MelBr Zealot Posts: 105 Karma: 414068 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: iPad Pro, Kobo Aura One	Sending selection from Search & Replace to different fields? Hi all, I have a bunch of books that have "<Series> <series#> - " prepended to the title filed. I've been looking at the S&R Meta panel and I'm not sure how to send my captures to two different fields: series & series_index (which I'm guessing is the number in the metadata dialog). Here's what I have: Is it possible to send these values to proper fields? Thanks!

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03-05-2013, 12:52 PM	#2
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,339 Karma: 8012652 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	For series and series index, if you put the series index in the series field inside brackets, calibre will set the series index as well as the series. Slightly modifying your example, try: Source field: title Search for: ^(.?) (\d+)( -.) Replace with: \1 [\2] Destination field: series You will need to remove the information from the title using a second pass.

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