Separate standalone books from series

correoparaappzz · Today, 10:35 AM

hi, i want to divide my books between Stand-Alone and Series

chaley · Today, 10:40 AM

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Moved to separate thread. It isn't a template question.

theducks · Today, 11:40 AM

True standalone does not have any (Series} entry. search series:false
or
Are you talking about books that are in a (Series) that do not have a specific place order?
For those, I set that to 0

correoparaappzz · Today, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

True standalone does not have any (Series} entry. search series:false
or
Are you talking about books that are in a (Series) that do not have a specific place order?
For those, I set that to 0

What I want is to create a template that uses the default Series column, for example:

if $series == '' then 'Stand-Alone'

theducks · Today, 01:41 PM

simply run the series:false search, the select All (ctrl-A)
Use the bulk mode Metadata Editor to set that name in Series (and set index to 0 ) Series MUST have an index

But doing your way makes the DB larger as there are now MORE entries in the Series Table (this is internal)

My plan (stated with small disks and RAM) Not setting a value IMPLIES a condition. Not Read, No Series, (no formats) Placeholder, wish list

JSWolf · Today, 02:01 PM

For those books in a series that are supposedly stand alone (but usually are not), just number them based on the order you will read the series. So if you want to read one of them between 1 & 2, number it 2 and 2 as 3 and so on.

correoparaappzz · Today, 02:35 PM

i don't know a lot of code, all i ask is for someone to tell me what do i need to put in [ if $series == 'here' ] so that the template reads it as set

HappyCalibreUser · Today, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by correoparaappzz

hi, i want to divide my books between Stand-Alone and Series

You've already received some good advice. If I think I understand what you're looking to do- no code is needed.
The simplest for me would be one of 2 ways.

I would create a column whatever name you like.
Use SA for Stand-Alone or S for series in your column.
(S-A Brown Bear)
If that column makes you feel your screen looks too busy, hide/unhide that 1 column as needed.

But the easiest: in tags use 1 of 2 identifiers-
SA Brown Bear or S Brown Bear (or whatever) and pull whichever of the 2 tags from there.

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chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,871 Karma: 7036359 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Moderator Notice Moved to separate thread. It isn't a template question.

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,214 Karma: 57978778 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	True standalone does not have any (Series} entry. search series:false or Are you talking about books that are in a (Series) that do not have a specific place order? For those, I set that to 0

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,214 Karma: 57978778 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	simply run the series:false search, the select All (ctrl-A) Use the bulk mode Metadata Editor to set that name in Series (and set index to 0 ) Series MUST have an index But doing your way makes the DB larger as there are now MORE entries in the Series Table (this is internal) My plan (stated with small disks and RAM) Not setting a value IMPLIES a condition. Not Read, No Series, (no formats) Placeholder, wish list

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 75,462 Karma: 134254362 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	For those books in a series that are supposedly stand alone (but usually are not), just number them based on the order you will read the series. So if you want to read one of them between 1 & 2, number it 2 and 2 as 3 and so on.

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correoparaappzz Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2023 Device: Kindle Oasis	i don't know a lot of code, all i ask is for someone to tell me what do i need to put in [ if $series == 'here' ] so that the template reads it as set

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