adding a toc.ncx file to the .prc package

cyberbaffled · 09-09-2010, 07:20 PM

I've been unable to get the Amazon kindlegen.exe program to work. However, I know that the Amazon Kindle Previewer works fine with prc files I've created using MobiPocket Creator. However my one hang-up is that Kindle looks for a toc.ncx file in addition to the toc.html file that suffices for MobiPocket Reader. The Kindle UserGuide explains that the toc.ncx is incorporated into the eventual prc/mobi file by two lines of code added to the opf file before the "build". To the "manifest" section is added <item id="toc" media-type="application/x-dtbncx+xml" href="toc.ncx"/> and the "spine" tag is adjusted with this attribute: <spine toc="toc">. Having added this code to the opf file, Mobipocket Creator won't "build" a prc/mobi file. It hangs. Does anyone know how to get around this problem?

tomsem · 09-09-2010, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by cyberbaffled

I've been unable to get the Amazon kindlegen.exe program to work. However, I know that the Amazon Kindle Previewer works fine with prc files I've created using MobiPocket Creator. However my one hang-up is that Kindle looks for a toc.ncx file in addition to the toc.html file that suffices for MobiPocket Reader. The Kindle UserGuide explains that the toc.ncx is incorporated into the eventual prc/mobi file by two lines of code added to the opf file before the "build". To the "manifest" section is added <item id="toc" media-type="application/x-dtbncx+xml" href="toc.ncx"/> and the "spine" tag is adjusted with this attribute: <spine toc="toc">. Having added this code to the opf file, Mobipocket Creator won't "build" a prc/mobi file. It hangs. Does anyone know how to get around this problem?

I assume you have created a toc.ncx and put it where it needs to be?

Beyond that, I'd check very carefully to make sure the opf and ncx are well formed.

Mobipocket Creator definitely handles inclusion of toc.ncx. If you need an example to work with, you can download one from this page on Joshua Talent's Kindle Formatting web site.

And of course Kindlegen should work, too!

wallcraft · 09-09-2010, 09:12 PM

Calibre can create a MOBI for you, or in the alternative you can create an ePub using Calibre then unzip the ePub (which is just a zip file with a different filename extension) and import it into MobiPocket Creator (or run the ePub "as is" through kindlegen.exe).

The point is that an ePub has a toc.ncx and Calibre will produce a well formed version of it and the .opf file.

cyberbaffled · 09-14-2010, 01:46 PM

Thanks for your prompt reply. I've gone over the malfunctioning opf with ncx enabling code "with a fine tooth comb" and can't find any deviations from proper xml "form". Please find my reply to wallcraft for my ultimate resolution.

phonetouch5 · 09-14-2010, 02:21 PM

I'd check very carefully to make sure the opf and ncx are well formed.

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09-09-2010, 07:20 PM	#1
cyberbaffled Author&Publisher Posts: 61 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Colorado, USA Device: Kindle	adding a toc.ncx file to the .prc package I've been unable to get the Amazon kindlegen.exe program to work. However, I know that the Amazon Kindle Previewer works fine with prc files I've created using MobiPocket Creator. However my one hang-up is that Kindle looks for a toc.ncx file in addition to the toc.html file that suffices for MobiPocket Reader. The Kindle UserGuide explains that the toc.ncx is incorporated into the eventual prc/mobi file by two lines of code added to the opf file before the "build". To the "manifest" section is added <item id="toc" media-type="application/x-dtbncx+xml" href="toc.ncx"/> and the "spine" tag is adjusted with this attribute: <spine toc="toc">. Having added this code to the opf file, Mobipocket Creator won't "build" a prc/mobi file. It hangs. Does anyone know how to get around this problem?

09-14-2010, 01:46 PM	#4
cyberbaffled Author&Publisher Posts: 61 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Colorado, USA Device: Kindle	reply to tomsen Thanks for your prompt reply. I've gone over the malfunctioning opf with ncx enabling code "with a fine tooth comb" and can't find any deviations from proper xml "form". Please find my reply to wallcraft for my ultimate resolution.

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09-09-2010, 09:12 PM	#3
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	Calibre can create a MOBI for you, or in the alternative you can create an ePub using Calibre then unzip the ePub (which is just a zip file with a different filename extension) and import it into MobiPocket Creator (or run the ePub "as is" through kindlegen.exe). The point is that an ePub has a toc.ncx and Calibre will produce a well formed version of it and the .opf file.

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