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William Campbell · 08-15-2011, 01:17 PM

I ran into this problem too, after getting a new laptop with Win7. All was well under XP previously, then this mysterious Java error popped up when I tried adding guide elements.

Fiddling with IE 9 did nothing for me, but I found one other way around the problem. Mobipocket Generator will create the e-book fine; the problem only lies in entering the info into the program's interface. So I circumvented the dated software by editing the .opf in Notepadd++. Once re-opening in Creator, the desired information shows up.

The code for the guide is at the end, just before the closing </package>

Here's an example that is for start point, copyright page, and location of the toc, referencing the internal .html file (nothing external).

Code:

<guide>
  <reference type="start" title="Start" href="emeralds-never-fade.html%23prologue"></reference>
  <reference type="copyright-page" title="Copyright Page" href="emeralds-never-fade.html%23copyright"></reference>
  <reference type="toc" title="Table of Contents" href="emeralds-never-fade.html%23contents"></reference>
</guide>

The %23 of course is the # symbol to indicate an internal reference. Worked for me, perhaps it will for others stuck as I was.

08-15-2011, 01:17 PM	#22
William Campbell Connoisseur Posts: 94 Karma: 100001 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindle	I ran into this problem too, after getting a new laptop with Win7. All was well under XP previously, then this mysterious Java error popped up when I tried adding guide elements. Fiddling with IE 9 did nothing for me, but I found one other way around the problem. Mobipocket Generator will create the e-book fine; the problem only lies in entering the info into the program's interface. So I circumvented the dated software by editing the .opf in Notepadd++. Once re-opening in Creator, the desired information shows up. The code for the guide is at the end, just before the closing </package> Here's an example that is for start point, copyright page, and location of the toc, referencing the internal .html file (nothing external). Code: <guide> <reference type="start" title="Start" href="emeralds-never-fade.html%23prologue"></reference> <reference type="copyright-page" title="Copyright Page" href="emeralds-never-fade.html%23copyright"></reference> <reference type="toc" title="Table of Contents" href="emeralds-never-fade.html%23contents"></reference> </guide> The %23 of course is the # symbol to indicate an internal reference. Worked for me, perhaps it will for others stuck as I was. Last edited by William Campbell; 08-15-2011 at 01:30 PM.