Save to Disk If or Select Statement

[gabby98]

I thought I'd seen something similar listed here before, but I cannot find it atm....When I use the save to disk option, if there a way to use an if or select statement in the save template.

For example, I have some files that I may attribute to a collection so I would want them saved as Collection/Title

but other wise I would want them saved as author/series info/title

Any point in the right direction is greatly appreciated

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by gabby98

I thought I'd seen something similar listed here before, but I cannot find it atm....When I use the save to disk option, if there a way to use an if or select statement in the save template.

For example, I have some files that I may attribute to a collection so I would want them saved as Collection/Title

but other wise I would want them saved as author/series info/title

Any point in the right direction is greatly appreciated

@gabby98 - I think you'll need to use Program mode template - see attachment for how to get there - use the 'help links' at bottom of dialogue window to see relevant pages in manual

BR

[gabby98]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

@gabby98 - I think you'll need to use Program mode template - see attachment for how to get there - use the 'help links' at bottom of dialogue window to see relevant pages in manual

BR

Thanks BR...I had looked at that but for some reason the second time around helped me figure it out.

FWIW I ended up using

{#collection:test([Collection] {#collection}/{title}/{title},{author}/{#myseries2}{series}/{series_index:0>2s} {title}/{title})}

[chaley]

Originally Posted by gabby98

FWIW I ended up using

{#collection:test([Collection] {#collection}/{title}/{title},{author}/{#myseries2}{series}/{series_index:0>2s} {title}/{title})}

That template can break in mysterious ways because it uses subtemplates, something that doesn't work well in single function mode templates. As the documentation says: Do not use subtemplates (`{ ... }`) as function arguments. Instead, use template program mode and general program mode.

I would use general program mode for this. Something like

program:
	test(
		field('#collection'), 
		template('[Collection] {#collection}/{title}/{title}'),
		template('{author}/{#myseries2}{series}/{series_index:0>2s} {title}/{title}')
	)

[gabby98]

Originally Posted by chaley

That template can break in mysterious ways because it uses subtemplates, something that doesn't work well in single function mode templates. As the documentation says: Do not use subtemplates (`{ ... }`) as function arguments. Instead, use template program mode and general program mode.

I would use general program mode for this. Something like

program:
test(
field('#collection'), 
template('[Collection] {#collection}/{title}/{title}'),
template('{author}/{#myseries2}{series}/{series_index:0>2s} {title}/{title}')
)

I'll take another look ty