would love to be able to import multiple books from a data file, (.xls, .txt, cdf), not just the web

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would love to be able to import multiple books from a data file, (.xls, .txt, cdf), not just the web #63

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Not a bug, just an enhancement request.  Thanks for all your work on this!

Original issue reported on code.google.com by krissa.n...@gmail.com on 29 May 2010 at 11:24

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Great idea. I am actually already working on the import process, can't promise 
an ETA, 
but it's on the TODO list. 

(Note to self, along with CSV import, consider other formats.)

Original comment by charlie....@gmail.com on 1 Jun 2010 at 12:25

Changed state: Accepted
Added labels: Type-Enhancement
Removed labels: Type-Defect

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

CSV import in SVN. Still need to polish it up, but it's there.

Original comment by charlie....@gmail.com on 11 Jun 2010 at 2:46

Added labels: 1.0.13

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

CSV import now works. 

You can export XLS as CSV. You can also rename TXT to CSV. Specific format is 
required.

Original comment by charlie....@gmail.com on 13 Jun 2010 at 1:08

Changed state: Fixed

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Has this update been pushed to the Android market?  I was hoping to play with 
it and can't seem to find an import option with CSV.  Am I missing something?  
Thanks!

Original comment by krissa.n...@gmail.com on 17 Jun 2010 at 6:19

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Yep, it's there in 1.0.13 and 1.0.14 (I just pushed 1.0.14 to fix a BookSearch 
bug I found after releasing 1.0.13 - doh!.) 

Under the new "action bar" on screen menu, far right icon with the wrench is 
"manage data" and it has the CSV import/export options. The CSV import is very 
inflexible right now (requires specific format, see help on that screen), but 
it's a start. I plan to make it support other common CSV formats (goodreads) 
and XML formats (Google Books) very soon.

Original comment by charlie....@gmail.com on 17 Jun 2010 at 6:24

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Got it!  Apparently I didn't have 1.0.14.  Have now uploaded 100+ books.  Of 
note, at least for me, after viewing the CSV in a spreadsheet, viewing it again 
in a text editor shows that any value with a space in it (such as an author's 
name) is surrounded by "quotes".  On import, this means duplicate books due to 
different author names unless the quotes are removed by hand.  I don't know if 
there's anything you can do about this, but thought I'd let you know, in case 
other people complain.

Regardless, I love the new import ability!  I would love to be able to sort by 
author last name...I suppose that's a different bug to file, though.

Original comment by krissa.n...@gmail.com on 17 Jun 2010 at 8:56

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Thanks for the info on the dupe author csv thing. I didn't know about that, 
sorry. I'll add a separate issue for that. 

As for author last name sort, that's on the list, but it's much more 
complicated than it sounds. Some sources give just "name" and it's tricky to 
sort out what is what (Ms. Mary Jo van Der Vorst MD, for example). That and 
some other complications, but I am working on it.

Original comment by charlie....@gmail.com on 17 Jun 2010 at 9:06