<dc:date> Not Populating

PurdueKenny · 09-21-2011, 01:30 PM

Hello,

I work with Purdue University Agricultural Communication Department and we are wanting to produce .epubs that pass Adobe's epubchecker test. Our designers are using Calibre to go from an InDesign file to the final, polished .epub because it has a GUI and they do not know HTML (or how XML works).

That's the background. The issue is that when we export the epub from Calibre, Calibre inserts the correct date and time into the meta tag <meta name="calibre:timestamp">; however, for <dc:date>, the required meta tag, it inputs <dc:date>0101-01-01...</dc:date>, which is obviously not a valid date.

They are using Macs and I have replicated the issue. I do want to note that our macs are administrated by an IT department and they have locked down the Time and Date section of the Operating System; however, Calibre still somehow grabs the correct date for their meta tag.

Any help would be appreciated in solving this problem through Calibre's user interface and not by modifying the .opf file.

Finally, the version of Calibre they are using is 0.8.17.

itimpi · 09-21-2011, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PurdueKenny

Finally, the version of Calibre they are using is 0.8.

You left off the last part of the version number. The current Calibre version is 0.8.19. With a weekly update cycle the last part can be important.

PurdueKenny · 09-21-2011, 01:50 PM

It's Calibre 0.8.17

kovidgoyal · 09-21-2011, 02:45 PM

Enter a date in the published column in calibre and the date will be put into the produced epub file.

PurdueKenny · 09-22-2011, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Enter a date in the published column in calibre and the date will be put into the produced epub file.

Under what tab is this column found?

Also, thanks for your support and your program. It's very helpful.

PurdueKenny · 09-22-2011, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PurdueKenny

Under what tab is this column found?

Also, thanks for your support and your program. It's very helpful.

I found it, thanks for your tip.

09-21-2011, 01:30 PM	#1
PurdueKenny Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: iphone, ipad, nook	<dc:date> Not Populating Hello, I work with Purdue University Agricultural Communication Department and we are wanting to produce .epubs that pass Adobe's epubchecker test. Our designers are using Calibre to go from an InDesign file to the final, polished .epub because it has a GUI and they do not know HTML (or how XML works). That's the background. The issue is that when we export the epub from Calibre, Calibre inserts the correct date and time into the meta tag <meta name="calibre:timestamp">; however, for <dc:date>, the required meta tag, it inputs <dc:date>0101-01-01...</dc:date>, which is obviously not a valid date. They are using Macs and I have replicated the issue. I do want to note that our macs are administrated by an IT department and they have locked down the Time and Date section of the Operating System; however, Calibre still somehow grabs the correct date for their meta tag. Any help would be appreciated in solving this problem through Calibre's user interface and not by modifying the .opf file. Finally, the version of Calibre they are using is 0.8.17. Last edited by PurdueKenny; 09-21-2011 at 01:51 PM.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Question about populating custom field	jmricker	Plugins	3	08-09-2014 02:10 PM
Populating Calibre with books already on my Kobo	peterbyron	Kobo Reader	12	07-25-2012 03:44 AM
<dc:time> Not Populating Properly	PurdueKenny	ePub	3	09-22-2011 09:25 AM
Up-to-date candy teacher (date being 1921)	kacir	Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links)	0	06-16-2010 04:18 PM
new official shipping date / US invitation date	R2D2	iRex	18	07-06-2006 02:32 PM

09-21-2011, 01:50 PM	#3
PurdueKenny Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: iphone, ipad, nook	It's Calibre 0.8.17

09-21-2011, 02:45 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Enter a date in the published column in calibre and the date will be put into the produced epub file.

Advert

Advert