Where is line -1 ??

Ref60 · 02-03-2013, 04:00 PM

I get the following "WARNINGS" when doing ePubCheck ? I have no idea what this is and can't find any google references on how to fix ??

Will this pass the publishers filters or do I need to figure out how to make these Warnings go away ?

Type File Line Position Message
WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting :
WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting :
WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting :
WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting :
WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting :
WARNING -1 -1 The character 'NEWLINE' is not allowed in 'STRING' expressions
WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting :
WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting :
WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting :
WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting :

Aerys · 02-05-2013, 04:24 AM

Assuming that your publisher follows standards of using epubcheck/flightcrew then they will see the errors.

WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting :

This is just a guess since you did not post your CSS or HTML but it seems there is a misdeclaration of using a comma "," instead of a colon ":".

DSpider · 02-05-2013, 11:18 AM

Check it with Sigil. It usually tells you which line(s) have issues and where it needs tweaking.

mrmikel · 02-05-2013, 01:30 PM

-1 may suggest it is up above the <body> statement.

Toxaris · 02-05-2013, 02:12 PM

I expect it is an unwanted linebreak, probably in the XML declaration.

_savage · 02-05-2013, 02:47 PM

Also notice "The character 'NEWLINE' is not allowed in 'STRING' expressions" which indicates that maybe a closing quote or double-quote is missing somewhere. The -1 can also mean that it's right at the beginning of the file and the scanner (wrongly) hasn't started counting lines/chars yet, or you have so many lines/chars that the scanner overflowed while counting :-)

Can you tell us more about the .epub archive? Where it came from, how big it is etc? It may help to remove files to narrow down which one causes these warnings.

02-03-2013, 04:00 PM	#1
Ref60 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: none	Where is line -1 ?? I get the following "WARNINGS" when doing ePubCheck ? I have no idea what this is and can't find any google references on how to fix ?? Will this pass the publishers filters or do I need to figure out how to make these Warnings go away ? Type File Line Position Message WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting : WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting : WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting : WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting : WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting : WARNING -1 -1 The character 'NEWLINE' is not allowed in 'STRING' expressions WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting : WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting : WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting : WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting :

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02-05-2013, 04:24 AM	#2
Aerys Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 29994 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Manila, Philippines Device: iPad 2 & Nexus 7	Assuming that your publisher follows standards of using epubcheck/flightcrew then they will see the errors. WARNING -1 -1 Token ',' not allowed here, expecting : This is just a guess since you did not post your CSS or HTML but it seems there is a misdeclaration of using a comma "," instead of a colon ":".

02-05-2013, 11:18 AM	#3
DSpider Evangelist Posts: 450 Karma: 343115 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Romania Device: PW2 2014	Check it with Sigil. It usually tells you which line(s) have issues and where it needs tweaking.

02-05-2013, 01:30 PM	#4
mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	-1 may suggest it is up above the <body> statement.

02-05-2013, 02:12 PM	#5
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	I expect it is an unwanted linebreak, probably in the XML declaration.

02-05-2013, 02:47 PM	#6
_savage Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Seattle, USA Device: Nook	Also notice "The character 'NEWLINE' is not allowed in 'STRING' expressions" which indicates that maybe a closing quote or double-quote is missing somewhere. The -1 can also mean that it's right at the beginning of the file and the scanner (wrongly) hasn't started counting lines/chars yet, or you have so many lines/chars that the scanner overflowed while counting :-) Can you tell us more about the .epub archive? Where it came from, how big it is etc? It may help to remove files to narrow down which one causes these warnings.

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