MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Merging multiple HTML files into one HTML file

Bookeee · 03-28-2010, 01:24 PM

I'm reviving this old thread, because I have the same need to merge/join many HTML files of a non-DRM protected e-Book into one readable format, such as RTF.

I first downloaded the prog "Merger", but it too crashed on me each time I ran it (as I read it had happened in another thread on MobileRead). Neither Txtcollector nor BookDesigner, which incidentally has a very unuser-friendly interface, helped me out.

Finally, I decided to follow the detailed instructions left by Calibre's creator, Kovidgoyal.

Not being very computer-savvy, it took me a while to figure out his no-doubt simple instructions. I even made a TOC, without needing to, as I have an html start page which presumably acts as one. It points to the other pages.

I uploaded the "start_here" unto the GUI and saved the zip file with the OPF unto my desktop. I used Mobipockets to open the OPF, but it just doesn't do anything. Nothing loads.

I'm stumped. Can anyone help me out? Thanks so much for any help.

P.S.: I have since downloaded iterati's VHtmlMerger, and though it was the easiest of all the progs, I still don't have a good end result. The output file has no format, so I tried naming it "One.html", also .txt, .rtf, etc. It simply has code, not the e-Book contents.

Please note that I also have the files to be joined in PDF, as well as HTML, in case that sparks any ideas.

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WinXP S3
Calibre 0.6 45
MobiPocket Creator Publisher 4.2 B41

EDIT: Solution BELOW.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...2&postcount=38

03-28-2010, 01:24 PM	#31
Bookeee Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kindle	I'm reviving this old thread, because I have the same need to merge/join many HTML files of a non-DRM protected e-Book into one readable format, such as RTF. I first downloaded the prog "Merger", but it too crashed on me each time I ran it (as I read it had happened in another thread on MobileRead). Neither Txtcollector nor BookDesigner, which incidentally has a very unuser-friendly interface, helped me out. Finally, I decided to follow the detailed instructions left by Calibre's creator, Kovidgoyal. Not being very computer-savvy, it took me a while to figure out his no-doubt simple instructions. I even made a TOC, without needing to, as I have an html start page which presumably acts as one. It points to the other pages. I uploaded the "start_here" unto the GUI and saved the zip file with the OPF unto my desktop. I used Mobipockets to open the OPF, but it just doesn't do anything. Nothing loads. I'm stumped. Can anyone help me out? Thanks so much for any help. P.S.: I have since downloaded iterati's VHtmlMerger, and though it was the easiest of all the progs, I still don't have a good end result. The output file has no format, so I tried naming it "One.html", also .txt, .rtf, etc. It simply has code, not the e-Book contents. Please note that I also have the files to be joined in PDF, as well as HTML, in case that sparks any ideas. -- WinXP S3 Calibre 0.6 45 MobiPocket Creator Publisher 4.2 B41 EDIT: Solution BELOW. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...2&postcount=38 Last edited by Bookeee; 03-29-2010 at 04:53 PM.