[GUI Plugin] Import List - Page 42

jmurphy · 05-17-2024, 05:24 PM

These are the required XPATHS:

/bookinfo/booklist/book
/bookinfo/booklist/book/mainsection/title
/bookinfo/booklist/book/mainsection/authors/author/person/displayname

It's simpler to use BookCollectors "Export to text" function.
Export at least the following fields:
Title
Author
Optionally also export:
Publisher
Publication Date
Series
Issue No.

Then use the plug-in to import from CSV.
Map the fields appropriately. It's not obvious, map Issue No. to Series Index .

Rellwood · 05-19-2024, 02:43 AM

Suggestions for plugin,

I have trouble seeing these days and was wondering if there was a way of making the changed metadata before importing be bold instead of just blue? I have a hard time seeing the changes when it isn't in bold. I basically just scroll down the list quickly and when I catch a blue text then I know a change has been made, so I will make sure it's good, but if it's not bold, then I generally will miss it. My old eyes aren't what they used to be.

Also, if there is an option to not include the tags by default? That tag column makes it much harder to see any changes if I am not importing into it. If I want to see all or the main columns at once without having to scroll over.

Finally, why cant the identifiers in the columns be seen before changing or updating the metadata?

Conway · Today, 07:47 AM

HI, I'm having some difficulty getting Import List to work with Match Method - Identifier.

I have several ebooks with no metadata and file names=titles such as 002cow, 027ant, fourfeathers, marsi etc. I have a html file with descriptions of each though.

So I thought I'd do 2 steps. Firstly, to use Import List to match each book by title and Unknown author and update each book with a uuid (from a CSV file just assigning a uuid).
Secondly, to use Import List to match each book by uuid and update each book with the correct title, author, tags, comments (from another csv with the new data created from my html file).

I tested it using file/book fourfeathers and the first stage worked fine and is repeatable.
The second stage says it can't find a match whatever I try.

I hope someone can help identify what I am doing wrong?

Today, 07:47 AM	#618
Conway Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2024 Device: Moon+ Reader on Android phone	Getting Import List to work with Match by Identifier HI, I'm having some difficulty getting Import List to work with Match Method - Identifier. I have several ebooks with no metadata and file names=titles such as 002cow, 027ant, fourfeathers, marsi etc. I have a html file with descriptions of each though. So I thought I'd do 2 steps. Firstly, to use Import List to match each book by title and Unknown author and update each book with a uuid (from a CSV file just assigning a uuid). Secondly, to use Import List to match each book by uuid and update each book with the correct title, author, tags, comments (from another csv with the new data created from my html file). I tested it using file/book fourfeathers and the first stage worked fine and is repeatable. The second stage says it can't find a match whatever I try. I hope someone can help identify what I am doing wrong? Attached Thumbnails

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05-17-2024, 05:24 PM	#616
jmurphy Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 1133068 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: ipaq	These are the required XPATHS: /bookinfo/booklist/book /bookinfo/booklist/book/mainsection/title /bookinfo/booklist/book/mainsection/authors/author/person/displayname It's simpler to use BookCollectors "Export to text" function. Export at least the following fields: Title Author Optionally also export: Publisher Publication Date Series Issue No. Then use the plug-in to import from CSV. Map the fields appropriately. It's not obvious, map Issue No. to Series Index .

05-19-2024, 02:43 AM	#617
Rellwood Library Breeder (She/Her) Posts: 1,178 Karma: 1900479 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Fullerton, California Device: Kobo Aura HD (1) PW3 (4) PW3 2019 new edition (1)	Suggestions for plugin, I have trouble seeing these days and was wondering if there was a way of making the changed metadata before importing be bold instead of just blue? I have a hard time seeing the changes when it isn't in bold. I basically just scroll down the list quickly and when I catch a blue text then I know a change has been made, so I will make sure it's good, but if it's not bold, then I generally will miss it. My old eyes aren't what they used to be. Also, if there is an option to not include the tags by default? That tag column makes it much harder to see any changes if I am not importing into it. If I want to see all or the main columns at once without having to scroll over. Finally, why cant the identifiers in the columns be seen before changing or updating the metadata?