Help with writing a plugboard

gavinjb · 11-06-2013, 12:10 PM

Hi,

I am trying to write a plugboard Template for Titles on sending to my Kindle, but having problems getting it to work, what I am trying to get is

Title ( Series, Book {bookNum} )

So for example Rage of the a Demon King would appear as
Rage of a Demon King (The Serpent War Saga, Book 3)

What I have tried is {title} ({series}{, Book series_index}, but the syntax is wrong somewhere

I also want to make sure that if the book doesn't have a series it would only have the Title on my Kindle.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,

Gavin,

gavinjb · 11-06-2013, 12:37 PM

After a bit more swearing and some more playing finally got it to work

The syntax is
{title}{series:0>1s| (|}{series_index:0>1s|, Book |)}

eschwartz · 11-06-2013, 08:15 PM

You could shorten it to: {title}{series:| (|, }{series_index:|Book |)}

The 0>1s part says format with leading zeros, to have a minimum width of 1, of type string. You got this from the calibre manual for the template language? If so, they used this here (with a 3 not a 1) to make sure series displays as 001, 002, 003, ... , 009, 010, 011, etc.

The template language is a bit hard to understand, but this is what's happening. And you could just let it default to always displaying everything, by just not including that chunk. Or leave it alone because it still works, albeit in a visually confusing manner.

11-06-2013, 12:10 PM	#1
gavinjb Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 12028 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	Help with writing a plugboard Hi, I am trying to write a plugboard Template for Titles on sending to my Kindle, but having problems getting it to work, what I am trying to get is Title ( Series, Book {bookNum} ) So for example Rage of the a Demon King would appear as Rage of a Demon King (The Serpent War Saga, Book 3) What I have tried is {title} ({series}{, Book series_index}, but the syntax is wrong somewhere I also want to make sure that if the book doesn't have a series it would only have the Title on my Kindle. Can anyone help? Thanks, Gavin,

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Plugboard help	rkr87	Calibre	1	07-17-2013 12:57 PM
Plugboard only works sometimes	Scott Nielsen	Library Management	2	12-15-2012 09:26 AM
Plugboard Help!	ChrisKaos	Library Management	0	04-22-2012 04:18 AM
Help with plugboard syntax, please	Ptarmigan	Library Management	3	02-15-2012 05:44 AM
Metadata Plugboard	IxiaAurea	Calibre	1	11-05-2011 01:13 PM

11-06-2013, 12:37 PM	#2
gavinjb Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 12028 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	After a bit more swearing and some more playing finally got it to work The syntax is {title}{series:0>1s\| (\|}{series_index:0>1s\|, Book \|)}

11-06-2013, 08:15 PM	#3
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	You could shorten it to: {title}{series:\| (\|, }{series_index:\|Book \|)} The 0>1s part says format with leading zeros, to have a minimum width of 1, of type string. You got this from the calibre manual for the template language? If so, they used this here (with a 3 not a 1) to make sure series displays as 001, 002, 003, ... , 009, 010, 011, etc. The template language is a bit hard to understand, but this is what's happening. And you could just let it default to always displaying everything, by just not including that chunk. Or leave it alone because it still works, albeit in a visually confusing manner.

Advert