Calibre Sony PRST1 Collections

nmacfarl · 03-01-2013, 12:13 AM

New to this whole Calibre thang.
I created a new hierarchical column named genre
I set up my books with the new column i.e. SciFi.Aszimov.Foundation
All works fine in the tags browsing etc.
I added an save template as follows to convert the column periods to slashes:
{#genre:re(\.,/)}/{title}
If I save a book to disk, the directory structure is created as expected.
SciFi/Azimov/Foundation/bookname
I created the same 'Save template' to my device configuration options.
(Use sub directories is checked)
If I save to device, the book is saved to the reader in the directory:
Sony_Reader/media/books/SciFi/Azimov/bookname
When I disconnect, the book appears in the reader, but no collections ?
I've deleted the books.db file, reset the device etc.
The whole idea is to create collections within sub collections. What am I missing?
Thanks. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

jackie_w · 03-03-2013, 10:40 PM

Firstly - the Sony does not care about the directory structure you keep your books in. The directory structure Save template is unrelated to Sony Collections definition.

Secondly - Collections are set in the Sony PRST1 device interface driver, Prefs - Plugins - Device Interface - SONY PRS-T1 - Customize plugin in the box labeled 'Comma separated list of metadata fields ...', namely the box below the Save template box. If you want to use a custom column, such as your new genre column it needs a # in front, i.e. #genre. A standard calibre column doesn't need the #, e.g. tags

Thirdly - I'm not sure that the PRST1 even supports nested Collections. However, I've never used nested Collections myself, so I could be wrong.

03-01-2013, 12:13 AM	#1
nmacfarl Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: Sony	Calibre Sony PRST1 Collections New to this whole Calibre thang. I created a new hierarchical column named genre I set up my books with the new column i.e. SciFi.Aszimov.Foundation All works fine in the tags browsing etc. I added an save template as follows to convert the column periods to slashes: {#genre:re(\.,/)}/{title} If I save a book to disk, the directory structure is created as expected. SciFi/Azimov/Foundation/bookname I created the same 'Save template' to my device configuration options. (Use sub directories is checked) If I save to device, the book is saved to the reader in the directory: Sony_Reader/media/books/SciFi/Azimov/bookname When I disconnect, the book appears in the reader, but no collections ? I've deleted the books.db file, reset the device etc. The whole idea is to create collections within sub collections. What am I missing? Thanks. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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03-03-2013, 10:40 PM	#2
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,212 Karma: 16534894 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo: KA1, ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E. PocketBook: TouchHD3	Firstly - the Sony does not care about the directory structure you keep your books in. The directory structure Save template is unrelated to Sony Collections definition. Secondly - Collections are set in the Sony PRST1 device interface driver, Prefs - Plugins - Device Interface - SONY PRS-T1 - Customize plugin in the box labeled 'Comma separated list of metadata fields ...', namely the box below the Save template box. If you want to use a custom column, such as your new genre column it needs a # in front, i.e. #genre. A standard calibre column doesn't need the #, e.g. tags Thirdly - I'm not sure that the PRST1 even supports nested Collections. However, I've never used nested Collections myself, so I could be wrong.

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