What date is used in the 'Date' field of CC Metadata window?

ShaunBlake · 06-18-2019, 10:55 AM

I am inching toward intelligent and efficient use of CC (more accurately, I'm picking the brains of you guys and slowly comprehending what you're teaching).

So my latest thought is to periodically load AZ books into CC, and ensure they are converted for enjoyment in ReadEra. I don't want to use a system that requires me to track the updates, so I'm looking for something in CC I can use. The 'Date' field in the Metadata window (see attached screenshot) seems to be the date I loaded a book into CC. Is that assumption correct?

Also, is there a field in CC that records when a conversion was performed? That might be a better/more reliable benchmark.

Thanks in advance!

theducks · 06-18-2019, 11:52 AM

{date} is the date the entry was (first) made in Calibre. You could change it, I prefer to leave it as is, as there are actions that adjust {id} , so I have an idea of the order added.
There are 3 standard 'date' type fields in Calibre: {date},{published} and {last_modified}
You can always add a custom column of 'date type' if you need it for another purpose

BTW You show the MDE of Calibre, not CC

BetterRed · 06-18-2019, 06:32 PM

Last Modified Date will change to 'Now' when you convert, but lots of other less obvious actions can also change that date, e.g. if you correct a typo in a tag all the books with the tag will have their Last Modified Date set to 'Now'.

Its easy to maintain a custom date, just create a custom date column e.g. mydate/My Date with the desired format e.g yyyy-MM-dd, and make sure its visible in the book list. When you want to set a book's My Date to 'Now', press F2 in the My Date cell -- if it's empty it will be set to 'Now' and you can press Enter, otherwise you can set it to 'Now' by pressing '=' and Enter, or clear it by pressing '-' and Enter. Or of course, you can enter a date.

BR

06-18-2019, 10:55 AM	#1
ShaunBlake Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2018 Location: Northeast of Atlanta, GA (U.S.A. not the FSR) Device: Nexus 6P; Nexus 7; Windows 10	What date is used in the 'Date' field of CC Metadata window? I am inching toward intelligent and efficient use of CC (more accurately, I'm picking the brains of you guys and slowly comprehending what you're teaching). So my latest thought is to periodically load AZ books into CC, and ensure they are converted for enjoyment in ReadEra. I don't want to use a system that requires me to track the updates, so I'm looking for something in CC I can use. The 'Date' field in the Metadata window (see attached screenshot) seems to be the date I loaded a book into CC. Is that assumption correct? Also, is there a field in CC that records when a conversion was performed? That might be a better/more reliable benchmark. Thanks in advance! Attached Thumbnails

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06-18-2019, 11:52 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,442 Karma: 58055868 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	{date} is the date the entry was (first) made in Calibre. You could change it, I prefer to leave it as is, as there are actions that adjust {id} , so I have an idea of the order added. There are 3 standard 'date' type fields in Calibre: {date},{published} and {last_modified} You can always add a custom column of 'date type' if you need it for another purpose BTW You show the MDE of Calibre, not CC

06-18-2019, 06:32 PM	#3
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,995 Karma: 27620706 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Last Modified Date will change to 'Now' when you convert, but lots of other less obvious actions can also change that date, e.g. if you correct a typo in a tag all the books with the tag will have their Last Modified Date set to 'Now'. Its easy to maintain a custom date, just create a custom date column e.g. mydate/My Date with the desired format e.g yyyy-MM-dd, and make sure its visible in the book list. When you want to set a book's My Date to 'Now', press F2 in the My Date cell -- if it's empty it will be set to 'Now' and you can press Enter, otherwise you can set it to 'Now' by pressing '=' and Enter, or clear it by pressing '-' and Enter. Or of course, you can enter a date. BR

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