Need help with Save template. Can you make conditions?

Ace · 03-21-2024, 12:24 PM

This is my current Save template:

{series} {series_index:0>2s} - {title} - {authors}

Which produces

"The Thrawn Trilogy 01 - Heir to the Empire - Timothy Zahn" and "- Allegiance - Timothy Zahn"

I would like it to produce "The Thrawn Trilogy 01 - Heir to the Empire - Timothy Zahn" and "Allegiance - Timothy Zahn"

So only the - before the title if it has a series. I've tried looking but couldn't find anything. Is it that possible to do?

Wiggo · 03-21-2024, 02:31 PM

Yep, somewhere in the manual there was a code for that.

Found it under template language

Code:

 {series}{series_index:| | - }{title}

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/tem...atelangcalibre

chaley · 03-21-2024, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wiggo

Yep, somewhere in the manual there was a code for that.

Found it under template language

Code:

 {series}{series_index:| | - }{title}

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/tem...atelangcalibre

Yea, the OP's exact question is answered in the "Advanced formatting" section of the part of the calibre manual you point to.

Ace · 03-22-2024, 02:49 PM

Wow. I tried looking I swear. I found so many threads and totally forgot to look at the basics. Sorry and thank you guys.

03-21-2024, 12:24 PM	#1
Ace Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2024 Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Need help with Save template. Can you make conditions? This is my current Save template: {series} {series_index:0>2s} - {title} - {authors} Which produces "The Thrawn Trilogy 01 - Heir to the Empire - Timothy Zahn" and "- Allegiance - Timothy Zahn" I would like it to produce "The Thrawn Trilogy 01 - Heir to the Empire - Timothy Zahn" and "Allegiance - Timothy Zahn" So only the - before the title if it has a series. I've tried looking but couldn't find anything. Is it that possible to do?

03-21-2024, 02:31 PM	#2
Wiggo Leftutti Posts: 490 Karma: 1153449 Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Bavaria Device: iPad Pro, Kobo Libra 2	Yep, somewhere in the manual there was a code for that. Found it under template language Code: {series}{series_index:\| \| - }{title} https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/tem...atelangcalibre Last edited by Wiggo; 03-21-2024 at 02:33 PM.

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03-22-2024, 02:49 PM	#4
Ace Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2024 Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Wow. I tried looking I swear. I found so many threads and totally forgot to look at the basics. Sorry and thank you guys.