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Old 05-21-2010, 12:17 PM   #1
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Search and Replace or remove Metadata
Is it possible to do a Seach and Replace or Removal of a string for metadata?

e.g. Title: "The Day the Wind Broke [html]"
Find all "[html]" in title and remove
New Title: "The Day the Wind Broke"


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Old 05-21-2010, 12:19 PM   #2
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Old 05-21-2010, 12:27 PM   #3
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calibredb? or would I need to use SQL?
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Old 05-21-2010, 12:30 PM   #4
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either would work, depends on what you find easier.
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Is it possible to do a Seach and Replace or Removal of a string for metadata?
As Kovid's answer implies, this is possible with a lot of work, using seldom used Calibre tools and other non-Calibre components. I'm reasonably familiar with how this could be done, but still, I'd probably not bother. The simpler answer is to search for title:html and then fix them individually. Alternatively, export them without the opf file, reimport them (as duplicates), using a better regex that does not pick up the [html] portion of the filename in the title, then merge the old book record into the newer one to keep the metadata.
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Old 05-21-2010, 12:35 PM   #6
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OK...Thanks for the quick responses.
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