Conversion gone horribly wrong?

sunny109 · 02-14-2013, 02:14 AM

I've converted my html files to .mobi and ePub just fine before, but after updating the file and trying to convert it again in Calibre, I'm met with a bunch of gibberish:

I don't know if it's that my html file is bad or what....but I don't understand as it worked perfectly before and the only thing that changed was correction to some of the paragraphs. Please help.

user_none · 02-14-2013, 09:05 PM

Is it possible that the file you converted wasn't html but really a word doc?

sunny109 · 02-15-2013, 09:33 AM

It was an html, since it doesn't even let me convert with a doc, but after downloading the update 0.9.19, it seems to work. Very strange.

theducks · 02-15-2013, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sunny109

It was an html, since it doesn't even let me convert with a doc, but after downloading the update 0.9.19, it seems to work. Very strange.

If you reopened (and saved) the file with Word, it may have tried to revert to DOC internally. If you can work in Code View, Only open HTML files with a HTML friendly editor like Notepad++ (or plain old Notepad)

sunny109 · 02-15-2013, 05:44 PM

Thanks, I'll remember that next time.

02-14-2013, 02:14 AM	#1
sunny109 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: NOTHING	Conversion gone horribly wrong? I've converted my html files to .mobi and ePub just fine before, but after updating the file and trying to convert it again in Calibre, I'm met with a bunch of gibberish: I don't know if it's that my html file is bad or what....but I don't understand as it worked perfectly before and the only thing that changed was correction to some of the paragraphs. Please help.

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02-14-2013, 09:05 PM	#2
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,488 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	Is it possible that the file you converted wasn't html but really a word doc?

02-15-2013, 09:33 AM	#3
sunny109 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: NOTHING	It was an html, since it doesn't even let me convert with a doc, but after downloading the update 0.9.19, it seems to work. Very strange.

02-15-2013, 05:44 PM	#5
sunny109 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: NOTHING	Thanks, I'll remember that next time.