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Asterra · 12-03-2007, 05:33 PM

Let's hypothesize that one has come across about 100 books in PDB format, and wishes to convert these into whatever works best with the iLiad. He has discovered that the only application which seems capable of producing a book-like format from these files - with paragraphs and indentations and the like - is Book Designer. The option seems to exist for one to load the PDBs into Book Designer one by one, saving them as HTMLs or what have you.

This could get tedious.

There's a two-step process here. Load a PDB, save as HTML. (I assume this will work well with the iLiad and the font won't be some generic digital thing.) A batch rendition of this process would be ideal, but it's not immediately obvious how one might achieve such a thing with Book Designer.

Anyway, that's where I'm at now. At the very least, it's a relief that there is an application capable of doing something with these books.

12-03-2007, 05:33 PM	#1
Asterra Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: PRS-505	Batch processing of PDB files? Let's hypothesize that one has come across about 100 books in PDB format, and wishes to convert these into whatever works best with the iLiad. He has discovered that the only application which seems capable of producing a book-like format from these files - with paragraphs and indentations and the like - is Book Designer. The option seems to exist for one to load the PDBs into Book Designer one by one, saving them as HTMLs or what have you. This could get tedious. There's a two-step process here. Load a PDB, save as HTML. (I assume this will work well with the iLiad and the font won't be some generic digital thing.) A batch rendition of this process would be ideal, but it's not immediately obvious how one might achieve such a thing with Book Designer. Anyway, that's where I'm at now. At the very least, it's a relief that there is an application capable of doing something with these books.