I need javascript code to change a lot items type?

Abualgeth

Because I am new with zotero, and I have manually library in folders and sub folders, and I add a lot of PDFs as link files.
And it's need hard work to add items description , I read in help , there a way to change some description using javascript , I am try and I made some update.

Now

I hope to get javascript code to change a lot items type once time?
for example select many items and change it's type to 'book'... etc.

emilianoeheyns

Enable devtools if you haven't already, select theTools - Run Javascript menu, make sure async is checked, and then run

const zoteroPane = Zotero.getActiveZoteroPane();
const selected = zoteroPane.getSelectedItems();
for (const item of selected) {
item.setType(Zotero.ItemTypes.getID('book'));
await item.saveTx();
}


Chenfei9502

Thanks, this works well:)

qqbb

@Chenfei9502: The Zutilo add-on now provides a "Paste item type" function, see here:
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/85593/editing-multiple-items-at-once