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Old 06-19-2013, 10:29 AM   #1
Ryn
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metadatal.xml error prevents epub upload to iBookstore

Crossposted from barren Apple Support Forums


Does anyone have a clue about this error?

Quote:
/itrans_data/files/<isbn>.itmsp - Error Messages:

The metadatal.xml file in /itrans_data/files/<isbn>.itmsp doesn't exist or is empty.
The package: <isbn>.itmsp will NOT be uploaded.
Where: <isbn> is the actual ISBN.

I've been creating books for the iBookstore for over a year and haven't seen this error before. A google search for "metadatal.xml ibooks" returns only eight (irrelevant) results, so I'm guessing it's not a very common one.

I've never heard of a metadatal.xml file to be needed when uploading to iBooks. For the record, the book involved is a Sigil-produced, Flightcrew and epubCheck-3.0.1 validated epub 2 archive. The META-INF folder holds only the container.xml file and the OEBPS folder has all the requisite files: toc.ncx, content.opf, xhtml files, css file and image files.
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