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Nautan · 06-22-2014, 08:37 AM

Hi,
I have spent weeks trying to figure out this problem and am hoping you can help me! I am trying to zip my files in the creation of an epub3. I know that the mimetype.txt file must be submitted first (without compression) and then after the OEBPS and META-INF folders - but when I do so (via Winzip, 7zip - I have tried them all!) they all produce the mimetype error. I do not have any additional elements or spaces in the mimetype file - and I am wondering whether extra elements are being added to the mimetupe file in the process of zipping (like timestamp data for example). I have been teaching myself code but am still very much a newbie. If anyone can help me with this I will be SO grateful!!!
Thank you!

06-22-2014, 08:37 AM	#1
Nautan Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: epub3	Mimetype contains wrong type (application/epub+zip expected) error in epub3 Hi, I have spent weeks trying to figure out this problem and am hoping you can help me! I am trying to zip my files in the creation of an epub3. I know that the mimetype.txt file must be submitted first (without compression) and then after the OEBPS and META-INF folders - but when I do so (via Winzip, 7zip - I have tried them all!) they all produce the mimetype error. I do not have any additional elements or spaces in the mimetype file - and I am wondering whether extra elements are being added to the mimetupe file in the process of zipping (like timestamp data for example). I have been teaching myself code but am still very much a newbie. If anyone can help me with this I will be SO grateful!!! Thank you!