ePub Error Messages and How to Fix

LPDPress · 05-08-2012, 07:58 PM

I have created an ePub using Indesign 5.5. I exported to ePub format and ran it through ePub Checker and I get two error messages and can;t figure out what to do to fix them:

Chile.epub/OEBPS/ChileTrivia-ePUB2.html: file is over 300k in size.
Chile.epub/OEBPS/content.opf(5): Entity 'apos' is undeclared

I can't find anything about what to do to fix these and I cant find anything in Sigil or TextWrangler to fix.

Can anyone help??????

JSWolf · 05-08-2012, 08:14 PM

Use Sigil to fix the over 300k problem. That means your XML is too large. Split it at the chapters.

DaleDe · 05-08-2012, 10:00 PM

The second error is the fact that you nave a entity in the .opf file & apos; (the & belongs next to the letter) in the opf file. It is not a good idea to try and use these sorts of enities in the opf file. You can directly edit the opf if you wish and fix it but using a ' mark instead but Sigil may also fix this one for you. (An ePub is really just a bunch of file in a zip file with a different extension. You can open the file with something like 7zip and then extract and edit the bad files directly and then put them back in the zip file.)

huebi · 05-09-2012, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleDe

You can open the file with something like 7zip and then extract and edit the bad files directly and then put them back in the zip file.)

The mimetype-file needs to be uncompressed in the zip-file.

JSWolf · 05-09-2012, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleDe

You can open the file with something like 7zip and then extract and edit the bad files directly and then put them back in the zip file.)

But don't extract minetype and META-INF as you will then botch the structure of the ePub. Leave those two alone and when you put back the rest of the files, the structure won't be an issue.

amyg · 05-09-2012, 04:09 PM

You can break the document up by chapter using InDesign. You don't need Sigil to do it. Use the "Break Document at Paragraph Style check box on the Contents tab of the EPUB Export dialog box. Select the paragraph style you are using for your chapter headings.

As to the second error, did you name your cover (or some other file) with an apostrophe? If so, rename the file without the apostrophe.

That should do it.

Toxaris · 05-10-2012, 01:19 AM

In general, avoid all special characters in filenames. Stick to (latin) letters and numbers.

DaleDe · 05-11-2012, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huebi

The mimetype-file needs to be uncompressed in the zip-file.

Of course, and I never said to extract that file from the ePub. I said only extract the bad files and fix them and put them back.

05-08-2012, 07:58 PM	#1
LPDPress Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: none	ePub Error Messages and How to Fix I have created an ePub using Indesign 5.5. I exported to ePub format and ran it through ePub Checker and I get two error messages and can;t figure out what to do to fix them: Chile.epub/OEBPS/ChileTrivia-ePUB2.html: file is over 300k in size. Chile.epub/OEBPS/content.opf(5): Entity 'apos' is undeclared I can't find anything about what to do to fix these and I cant find anything in Sigil or TextWrangler to fix. Can anyone help??????

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05-08-2012, 08:14 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 78,948 Karma: 144284074 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Use Sigil to fix the over 300k problem. That means your XML is too large. Split it at the chapters.

05-08-2012, 10:00 PM	#3
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	The second error is the fact that you nave a entity in the .opf file & apos; (the & belongs next to the letter) in the opf file. It is not a good idea to try and use these sorts of enities in the opf file. You can directly edit the opf if you wish and fix it but using a ' mark instead but Sigil may also fix this one for you. (An ePub is really just a bunch of file in a zip file with a different extension. You can open the file with something like 7zip and then extract and edit the bad files directly and then put them back in the zip file.)

05-09-2012, 04:09 PM	#6
amyg Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 56 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA Device: Nook simple touch, iPad	You can break the document up by chapter using InDesign. You don't need Sigil to do it. Use the "Break Document at Paragraph Style check box on the Contents tab of the EPUB Export dialog box. Select the paragraph style you are using for your chapter headings. As to the second error, did you name your cover (or some other file) with an apostrophe? If so, rename the file without the apostrophe. That should do it.

05-10-2012, 01:19 AM	#7
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	In general, avoid all special characters in filenames. Stick to (latin) letters and numbers.

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