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- @echo OFF
- REM Batch File to start a Calibre configuration on Windows
- REM giving explicit control of the location of:
- REM - Calibe Program Files
- REM - Calibre Library Files
- REM - Calibre Config Files
- REM - Calibre Metadata database
- REM - Calibre Source files
- REM - Calibre Temp Files
- REM By setting the paths correctly it can be used to run:
- REM - A "portable calibre" off a USB stick.
- REM - A network installation with local metadata database
- REM (for performance) and books stored on a network share
- REM - A local installation using customised settings
- REM
- REM If trying to run off a USB stick then the folder structure
- REM shown below is recommended (relative to the location of
- REM this batch file). This can structure can also be used
- REM when running of a local hard disk if you want to get the
- REM level of control this batch file provides.
- REM - Calibre2 Location of program files
- REM - CalibreConfig Location of Configuration files
- REM - CalibreLibrary Location of Books and metadata
- REM - CalibreSource Location of Calibre Source files (Optional)
- REM
- REM This batch file is designed so that if you create the recommended
- REM folder structure then it can be used 'as is' without modification.
-
-
- REM -------------------------------------
- REM Set up Calibre Config folder
- REM
- REM This is where user specific settings
- REM are stored.
- REM -------------------------------------
-
- IF EXIST CalibreConfig (
- SET CALIBRE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY=%cd%\CalibreConfig
- ECHO CONFIG FILES: %cd%\CalibreConfig
- )
-
-
- REM --------------------------------------------------------------
- REM Specify Location of ebooks
- REM
- REM Location where Book files are located
- REM Either set explicit path, or if running from a USB stick
- REM a relative path can be used to avoid need to know the
- REM drive letter of the USB stick.
- REM
- REM Comment out any of the following that are not to be used
- REM (although leaving them in does not really matter)
- REM --------------------------------------------------------------
-
- IF EXIST U:\eBooks\CalibreLibrary (
- SET CALIBRE_LIBRARY_DIRECTORY=U:\eBOOKS\CalibreLibrary
- ECHO LIBRARY FILES: U:\eBOOKS\CalibreLibrary
- )
- IF EXIST CalibreLibrary (
- SET CALIBRE_LIBRARY_DIRECTORY=%cd%\CalibreLibrary
- ECHO LIBRARY FILES: %cd%\CalibreLibrary
- )
-
-
- REM --------------------------------------------------------------
- REM Specify Location of metadata database (optional)
- REM
- REM Location where the metadata.db file is located. If not set
- REM the same location as Books files will be assumed. This.
- REM options is used to get better performance when the Library is
- REM on a (slow) network drive. Putting the metadata.db file
- REM locally then makes gives a big performance improvement.
- REM
- REM NOTE. If you use this option, then the ability to switch
- REM libraries within Calibre will be disabled. Therefore
- REM you do not want to set it if the metadata.db file
- REM is at the same location as the book files.
- REM --------------------------------------------------------------
-
- IF EXIST %cd%\CalibreMetadata\metadata.db (
- IF NOT "%CALIBRE_LIBRARY_DIRECTORY%" == "%cd%\CalibreMetadata" (
- SET CALIBRE_OVERRIDE_DATABASE_PATH=%cd%\CalibreMetadata\metadata.db
- ECHO DATABASE: %cd%\CalibreMetadata\metadata.db
- ECHO '
- ECHO ***CAUTION*** Library Switching will be disabled
- ECHO '
- )
- )
-
- REM --------------------------------------------------------------
- REM Specify Location of source (optional)
- REM
- REM It is easy to run Calibre from source
- REM Just set the environment variable to where the source is located
- REM When running from source the GUI will have a '*' after the version.
- REM number that is displayed at the bottom of the Calibre main screen.
- REM --------------------------------------------------------------
-
- IF EXIST CalibreSource\src (
- SET CALIBRE_DEVELOP_FROM=%cd%\CalibreSource\src
- ECHO SOURCE FILES: %cd%\CalibreSource\src
- )
-
-
- REM --------------------------------------------------------------
- REM Specify Location of calibre binaries (optional)
- REM
- REM To avoid needing Calibre to be set in the search path, ensure
- REM that Calibre Program Files is current directory when starting.
- REM The following test falls back to using search path .
- REM This folder can be populated by copying the Calibre2 folder from
- REM an existing installation or by installing direct to here.
- REM --------------------------------------------------------------
-
- IF EXIST %cd%\Calibre2 (
- CD %cd%\Calibre2
- ECHO PROGRAM FILES: %cd%
- )
-
-
- REM --------------------------------------------------------------
- REM Location of Calibre Temporary files (optional)
- REM
- REM Calibre creates a lot of temproary files while running
- REM In theory these are removed when Calibre finishes, but
- REM in practise files can be left behind (particularily if
- REM any errors occur. Using this option allows some
- REM explicit clean-up of these files.
- REM If not set Calibre uses the normal system TEMP location
- REM --------------------------------------------------------------
-
- SET CALIBRE_TEMP_DIR=%TEMP%\CALIBRE_TEMP
- ECHO TEMPORARY FILES: %CALIBRE_TEMP_DIR%
-
- IF NOT "%CALIBRE_TEMP_DIR%" == "" (
- IF EXIST "%CALIBRE_TEMP_DIR%" RMDIR /s /q "%CALIBRE_TEMP_DIR%"
- MKDIR "%CALIBRE_TEMP_DIR%"
- REM set the following for any components that do
- REM not obey the CALIBRE_TEMP_DIR setting
- SET TMP=%CALIBRE_TEMP_DIR%
- SET TEMP=%CALIBRE_TEMP_DIR%
- )
-
-
- REM ----------------------------------------------------------
- REM The following gives a chance to check the settings before
- REM starting Calibre. It can be commented out if not wanted.
- REM ----------------------------------------------------------
-
- ECHO '
- ECHO "Press CTRL-C if you do not want to continue"
- PAUSE
-
-
- REM --------------------------------------------------------
- REM Start up the calibre program.
- REM
- REM The use of 'belownormal' priority helps keep the system
- REM responsive while Calibre is running. Within Calibre itself
- REM the backgound processes should be set to run with 'low' priority.
-
- REM Using the START command starts up Calibre in a separate process.
- REM If used without /WAIT opotion launches Calibre and contines batch file.
- REM Use with /WAIT to wait until Calibre completes to run a task on exit
- REM --------------------------------------------------------
-
- ECHO "Starting up Calibre"
- ECHO OFF
- ECHO %cd%
- START /belownormal Calibre --with-library "%CALIBRE_LIBRARY_DIRECTORY%"