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Paxman53 · 01-08-2013, 07:16 PM

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I just added a book to my calibre library and did my normal conversion - but it converted it to virtual gobbledygook. In Book View the text is all separated and mixed in with HTML symbols. In Code view it is one solid block of text

I though it was a particular fault in this file so I added another book different format - same result.

I have checked previous additions - books that I know are perfectly Ok e.g.
Treasure Island.

I reconverted it in its original position and the result was fine.

I copied that and added it again as a new book - result again gobbledygook.

Should be : SQUIRE TRELAWNEY, DR. LIVESEY, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about Treasure Island, from the beginning to the end, keeping nothing back but the bearings of the island, and that only because there is still treasure not yet lifted, I take up my pen in the year of grace 17—and go back to the time when my father kept the Admiral Benbow inn and the brown old seaman with the sabre cut first took up his lodging under our roof.

Now: p a n c l a s s = " b o l d " & g t ; S & l t ; / s p a n & g t ; Q U I R E T R E L A W N E Y , D R . L I V E S E Y , a n d t h e r e s t o f t h e s e g e n t l e m e n h a v i n g a s k e d m e t o w r i t e d o w n t h e w h o l e p a r t i c u l a r s a b o u t T r e a s u r e I s l a n d , f r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g t o t h e e n d , k e e p i n g n o t h i n g b a c k b u t t h e b e a r i n g s o f t h e i s l a n d , a n d t h a t o n l y b e c a u s e t h e r e i s s t i l l t r e a s u r e n o t y e t l i f t e d , I t a k e u p m y p e n i n t h e y e a r o f g r a c e 1 7 — a n d g o b a c k t o t h e t i m e w h e n m y f a t h e r k e p t t h e A d m i r a l B e n b o w i n n a n d t h e b r o w n o l d s e a m a n w i t h t h e s a b r e c u t f i r s t t o o k u p h i s l o d g i n g u n d e r o u r r o o f . & l t ; / p & g t ; &

Solutions I have tried:

1. I have uninstalled Calibre 09.13 - reinstalled - no difference
2. System restore to earlier date - no difference
3. Uninstalled Calibre again - installed earlier version - no difference

The strange thing is that it only seems to affect newly added books not existing ones.

I have attempted to attach examples of the 2 Treasure Island files here:

Attachment 99053

Attachment 99054

Any advice on how to solve this would be greatly appreciated.

01-08-2013, 07:16 PM	#1
Paxman53 Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: 7" Tablet - Aldiko Reader Premium	Major Conversion Problems Help! I just added a book to my calibre library and did my normal conversion - but it converted it to virtual gobbledygook. In Book View the text is all separated and mixed in with HTML symbols. In Code view it is one solid block of text I though it was a particular fault in this file so I added another book different format - same result. I have checked previous additions - books that I know are perfectly Ok e.g. Treasure Island. I reconverted it in its original position and the result was fine. I copied that and added it again as a new book - result again gobbledygook. Should be : SQUIRE TRELAWNEY, DR. LIVESEY, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about Treasure Island, from the beginning to the end, keeping nothing back but the bearings of the island, and that only because there is still treasure not yet lifted, I take up my pen in the year of grace 17—and go back to the time when my father kept the Admiral Benbow inn and the brown old seaman with the sabre cut first took up his lodging under our roof. Now: p a n c l a s s = " b o l d " & g t ; S & l t ; / s p a n & g t ; Q U I R E T R E L A W N E Y , D R . L I V E S E Y , a n d t h e r e s t o f t h e s e g e n t l e m e n h a v i n g a s k e d m e t o w r i t e d o w n t h e w h o l e p a r t i c u l a r s a b o u t T r e a s u r e I s l a n d , f r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g t o t h e e n d , k e e p i n g n o t h i n g b a c k b u t t h e b e a r i n g s o f t h e i s l a n d , a n d t h a t o n l y b e c a u s e t h e r e i s s t i l l t r e a s u r e n o t y e t l i f t e d , I t a k e u p m y p e n i n t h e y e a r o f g r a c e 1 7 — a n d g o b a c k t o t h e t i m e w h e n m y f a t h e r k e p t t h e A d m i r a l B e n b o w i n n a n d t h e b r o w n o l d s e a m a n w i t h t h e s a b r e c u t f i r s t t o o k u p h i s l o d g i n g u n d e r o u r r o o f . & l t ; / p & g t ; & Solutions I have tried: 1. I have uninstalled Calibre 09.13 - reinstalled - no difference 2. System restore to earlier date - no difference 3. Uninstalled Calibre again - installed earlier version - no difference The strange thing is that it only seems to affect newly added books not existing ones. I have attempted to attach examples of the 2 Treasure Island files here: Attachment 99053 Attachment 99054 Any advice on how to solve this would be greatly appreciated.