Chrome auto open functions for library load works once

GregTheGrate · 07-13-2024, 02:30 AM

I have Google Chrome set to auto-open all downloaded book files (epub, mobii, etc). New version, 7.14, opens only 1 and then no further opens happen.

It appears that the app thinks it has opened the file because when you add it manually to the library, it says it's already there (and it isn't).

kovidgoyal · 07-13-2024, 03:21 AM

You likely have a search active in calibre or a virtual library that is hiding the added book.

GregTheGrate · 07-13-2024, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

You likely have a search active in calibre or a virtual library that is hiding the added book.

I checked in the book files themselves, under the author and the book was not there.

This all works perfectly under 7.13

Am on a Mac Sonoma 14.5

kovidgoyal · 07-13-2024, 11:28 PM

There havent been any changes to adding books in 7.14.

And I can run

calibre /path/to/book.epub

multiple times and all the files are added as books, as always. Although I tested on Linux not macOS.

GregTheGrate · 07-15-2024, 09:25 PM

So this is the sequence of events on my Mac

initiate Calibre
Initiate Chrome - Chrome set to auto open epub files
Download an epub file using Chrome -> Calibre adds the file correctly to the library
Download another epub file -> Screen shows something happened, book is not loaded. Cannot be found when looking at the book files under the author
Drag the file into Calibre -> Calibre says file already exists- Click ok, file is loaded and only one copy exists

DNSB · 07-16-2024, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GregTheGrate

So this is the sequence of events on my Mac

Drag the file into Calibre -> Calibre says file already exists- Click ok, file is loaded and only one copy exists

Have you tried doing a search for that book before trying the manual copy to calibre? If you have merging set up, the copy you dragged and dropped would replace the copy Chrome had added.

kovidgoyal · 07-16-2024, 01:10 AM

And I tried doing

open -a calibre.app file.epub

which is presumably what auto open in chrome does multiple times and it worked as expected on my mac as well.

GregTheGrate · 07-16-2024, 06:56 AM

Oh well. I have been using Calibre extensively for at least seven years now. It used to work, now it doesn’t. What can I say?

07-13-2024, 02:30 AM	#1
GregTheGrate Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: Kindle, iPad	Chrome auto open functions for library load works once I have Google Chrome set to auto-open all downloaded book files (epub, mobii, etc). New version, 7.14, opens only 1 and then no further opens happen. It appears that the app thinks it has opened the file because when you add it manually to the library, it says it's already there (and it isn't).

07-15-2024, 09:25 PM	#5
GregTheGrate Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: Kindle, iPad	So this is the sequence of events on my Mac initiate Calibre Initiate Chrome - Chrome set to auto open epub files Download an epub file using Chrome -> Calibre adds the file correctly to the library Download another epub file -> Screen shows something happened, book is not loaded. Cannot be found when looking at the book files under the author Drag the file into Calibre -> Calibre says file already exists- Click ok, file is loaded and only one copy exists

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07-13-2024, 03:21 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,499 Karma: 24495778 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You likely have a search active in calibre or a virtual library that is hiding the added book.

07-13-2024, 11:28 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,499 Karma: 24495778 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	There havent been any changes to adding books in 7.14. And I can run calibre /path/to/book.epub multiple times and all the files are added as books, as always. Although I tested on Linux not macOS.

07-16-2024, 01:10 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,499 Karma: 24495778 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	And I tried doing open -a calibre.app file.epub which is presumably what auto open in chrome does multiple times and it worked as expected on my mac as well.

07-16-2024, 06:56 AM	#8
GregTheGrate Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: Kindle, iPad	Oh well. I have been using Calibre extensively for at least seven years now. It used to work, now it doesn’t. What can I say?