Rebuild "author sort" field

enriquep · 07-24-2009, 04:01 AM

Hello everyone,

I know this might sound silly, but... Is there a way to "rebuild" the author sort field - other than going entry by entry? - I have accidentally deleted it in all my entries (... replaced it with a blank space, in fact) and now the database does not "sort" by author at all.

Thanks in advance and greetings from sunny Madrid,
-Enrique

enriquep · 07-24-2009, 10:04 AM

OK, I found out

Checking the "Automatically select..." box fixes the problem.

Thanks in any case,
-Enrique

Colaveare · 07-24-2009, 11:21 AM

You can also do "Control+A" to select all ebooks in calibre.
Then rigth click -> Edit Metadata -> Edit Metadata in Bulk.
Then check "Automatically set Author Sort"
Click Ok.
And just wait for all the changes to be processed (might take a while depending on amount of ebooks you have...

07-24-2009, 04:01 AM	#1
enriquep Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 8860 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain, EU Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-T1, Sony PRS-T3	Rebuild "author sort" field Hello everyone, I know this might sound silly, but... Is there a way to "rebuild" the author sort field - other than going entry by entry? - I have accidentally deleted it in all my entries (... replaced it with a blank space, in fact) and now the database does not "sort" by author at all. Thanks in advance and greetings from sunny Madrid, -Enrique

07-24-2009, 10:04 AM	#2
enriquep Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 8860 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain, EU Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-T1, Sony PRS-T3	Fixed OK, I found out Checking the "Automatically select..." box fixes the problem. Thanks in any case, -Enrique

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07-24-2009, 11:21 AM	#3
Colaveare Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: iphone	You can also do "Control+A" to select all ebooks in calibre. Then rigth click -> Edit Metadata -> Edit Metadata in Bulk. Then check "Automatically set Author Sort" Click Ok. And just wait for all the changes to be processed (might take a while depending on amount of ebooks you have...

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