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FizzyWater · 02-17-2009, 12:14 AM

I'm not sure this is a related issue, but do you have more than one Mobi device registered for your ebooks? For example, do you have your desk top computer, a PDA, and a Cybook installed (just as an example - don't have to be exact combination!) You might try one of the other device's PIDs in that case.

The other thing I regularly "hiccup" on is that you either must have a filename (and new filename) with no spaces in it, or you have to put the filename in quotes.

So using

Code:

mobidederm05 Old Filename New Filename PIDnumber

Might give a bad length error message because it thinks "New" is the PID.

Instead, it should be

Code:

mobidederm05 OldFilename NewFilename PIDnumber

or

mobidedrm05 "Old Filename" "New Filename" PIDnumber

I'll admit, I've never tried using the quotes. I just take any spaces out of my filenames. I can always rename them later.

02-17-2009, 12:14 AM	#28
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	I'm not sure this is a related issue, but do you have more than one Mobi device registered for your ebooks? For example, do you have your desk top computer, a PDA, and a Cybook installed (just as an example - don't have to be exact combination!) You might try one of the other device's PIDs in that case. The other thing I regularly "hiccup" on is that you either must have a filename (and new filename) with no spaces in it, or you have to put the filename in quotes. So using Code: mobidederm05 Old Filename New Filename PIDnumber Might give a bad length error message because it thinks "New" is the PID. Instead, it should be Code: mobidederm05 OldFilename NewFilename PIDnumber or mobidedrm05 "Old Filename" "New Filename" PIDnumber I'll admit, I've never tried using the quotes. I just take any spaces out of my filenames. I can always rename them later.