PDF to EPUB stopped

Kumabjorn · 08-19-2012, 05:44 AM

Tried to do a conversion of a book in PDF, only available format, to ePub. But I got the following error message:

calibre, version 0.8.65
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>NoSuchFormat</b>:Record 938 has no pdf file

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\actions\convert.py", line 129, in convert_ebook
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tools.py", line 59, in convert_single_ebook
File "site-packages\calibre\library\database2.py", line 1350, in copy_format_to
NoSuchFormat: Record 938 has no pdf file

Could the reason be that I have my library in the cloud?

BetterRed · 08-20-2012, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

Could the reason be that I have my library in the cloud?

Probably not - PDF conversions are genetically problematic

Have you read this Sticky - Read this before Posting PDF Questions

I find using the Mobipocket Creator tool to convert the PDF to MOBI and then Calibre convert the MOBI to EPUB usually does a better job than a Calibre PDF to EPUB conversion

This approach is suggested in the sticky.

BR

kovidgoyal · 08-20-2012, 03:43 AM

That error indicates your book record has no PDF file, which almost certainly means library corruption, which in turn is most likely caused by putting the library on a network. Run the check library tool in calibre.

Kumabjorn · 08-20-2012, 03:44 AM

Sorry, missed that sticky. It wasn't about the quality of the conversion, but rather that there wasn't a conversion. I moved the library back to the HDD and at least I got conversion, but I haven't had the time to check it yet.

08-19-2012, 05:44 AM	#1
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	PDF to EPUB stopped Tried to do a conversion of a book in PDF, only available format, to ePub. But I got the following error message: calibre, version 0.8.65 ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>NoSuchFormat</b>:Record 938 has no pdf file Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\actions\convert.py", line 129, in convert_ebook File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tools.py", line 59, in convert_single_ebook File "site-packages\calibre\library\database2.py", line 1350, in copy_format_to NoSuchFormat: Record 938 has no pdf file Could the reason be that I have my library in the cloud? Last edited by Kumabjorn; 08-19-2012 at 05:48 AM. Reason: Sudden realization

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08-20-2012, 03:43 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,866 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	That error indicates your book record has no PDF file, which almost certainly means library corruption, which in turn is most likely caused by putting the library on a network. Run the check library tool in calibre.

08-20-2012, 03:44 AM	#4
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	Sorry, missed that sticky. It wasn't about the quality of the conversion, but rather that there wasn't a conversion. I moved the library back to the HDD and at least I got conversion, but I haven't had the time to check it yet.