Series template not working send to device

[algernonramone]

I have the following setup to conditionally add the series and series index to a book's path/filename when sending to a device:

books/{#genre:subitems(1,2)}/{series:||/}{series_index:0>3s|| -}{title} ({authors})

If a book has genre A.B, series C, and series index I, this should save the book file to:

books/B/C/I - title (authors).ext

If there is no series, it should be:

books/B/title (authors).ext

This works fine sending books w/o series info, and it works in the template editor sample results. It will also properly populate a custom column if I create one called series_and_number and give it this template as the value:

{series:||/}{series_index:0>3s|| -}

However, when I actually go to send books that have series info to the device, it names them "G_C-EXCEPTION! Unknown format code '_' for object of type 'str'".ext and dumps them in the root directory of the device. (I presume that's because it builds the path in the same operation as the filename.) This happens regardless of whether or not I directly use the template string above, or the custom column built from the template string, in the "send to device" dialog.

This has been tried on Calibre 7.10 and Calibre 7.12.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

[algernonramone]

Oops - it should say "sending to device" instead of "saving to disk" in the subject. Any way to change that?

[theducks]

Originally Posted by algernonramone

Oops - it should say "sending to device" instead of "saving to disk" in the subject. Any way to change that?

Done

[chaley]

Originally Posted by algernonramone

I have the following setup to conditionally add the series and series index to a book's path/filename when sending to a device:

Are you changing this in the send to device dialog or the device configuration dialog? It should be the device dialog because the template is copied there on the first send. You get to the device configuration dialog via Preferences / Plugins / Device interface. I suspect you must restart calibre for any changes to be taken into account.

books/{#genre:subitems(1,2)}/{series:||/}{series_index:0>3s|| -}{title} ({authors})

If a book has genre A.B, series C, and series index I, this should save the book file to:

books/B/C/I - title (authors).ext

Note you will get two slashes in a row if the genre doesn't have a second component, the 'B' in your example. I suspect you are missing a space before the closing } in

{series_index:0>3.0f|| -}

...
What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

My guess is that you aren't using the template you think you are because of the "copy" mentioned above.

If you are editing the template in the device configuration then I don't see a reason it shouldn't work. In that case please supply a sample empty book with metadata that isn't stored properly so I can test it with real data.

[algernonramone]

It worked! Thanks!

Here is the final version of the template string:

books/{#genre:subitems(1,2)||/}{series:||/}{series_index:0>3s|| - }{title} ({authors})

Exactly what I wanted, thanks again!