XML Import in to calibre (and to epub)

MacLeod_ · 08-05-2012, 04:24 AM

Hi,
i have an xml structure and calibre don't recognize the structure.

Example:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="pbdefault.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
<!DOCTYPE prebook SYSTEM "prEntities.dtd">
<prebook version="3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="prebook.xsd">
  <bookinfo>
    <title>...</title>
    <coverpic>....</coverpic>
    <author>
      <firstname>...</firstname>
      <lastname>..</lastname>
    </author>
    <genre>Mystery</genre>
    <language>de</language>
    <publisher>...</publisher>
    <releasedate>09.11.2010</releasedate>
    <series>...</series>
    <seriesnumber>...</seriesnumber>
    <releaseinfo>v1.0</releaseinfo>
  </bookinfo>
  <chapter title="">
    <subtitle>....</subtitle>
    <para>....... <qs/>...<qe/></para>
  </chapter>
  <chapter title="">
    <para><I>.....</I></para>
    .....
  </chapter>
  <chapter title="*">
    <subtitle>....</subtitle>
    <para>...</para>
    
  </chapter>
  
  <infoblock title="...." type="preview">
    <subtitle>....</subtitle>
    <subtitle>....</subtitle>
    <para>.... &hellip;</para>
  </infoblock>
</prebook>

can anyone help please?

Regards

MacLeod_ · 08-06-2012, 12:16 PM

Ok, i found the missing style files: pbdefault.xsl, prebook.xsd + prEntities.dtd.
But calibre don't like me

Any suggestions?

kovidgoyal · 08-07-2012, 12:02 AM

You cannot convert an arbitrary XML format using calibre. You first need to convert it to html and then calibre will convert that html to an ebook format.

princessnDragon · 08-07-2012, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacLeod_

Hi,
i have an xml structure and calibre don't recognize the structure.

can anyone help please?

In my experience an xml to HTML conversion is not always a straight forward operation. HTML is based on xml but the former does not normally contain HTML markup.

I've converted plenty of xml docs to html. I can take a look at yours if you like and let you know what I think. my email: princessndragon ~~at~~ gmail.

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P&D

neilday · 08-10-2013, 10:42 PM

If you want a quick way to convert various types of XML files to epub (or a wide range of other formats) visit http://www.tei-c.org/oxgarage/#. I converted E A Abbott's Shakespearean Grammar (downloaded from http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/) with a couple of clicks after selecting "TEI P4 XML Document" as the input format. Cheers Neil.

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08-06-2012, 12:16 PM	#2
MacLeod_ Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: Acer Lumiread 600	Ok, i found the missing style files: pbdefault.xsl, prebook.xsd + prEntities.dtd. But calibre don't like me Any suggestions?

08-07-2012, 12:02 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,200 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You cannot convert an arbitrary XML format using calibre. You first need to convert it to html and then calibre will convert that html to an ebook format.

08-10-2013, 10:42 PM	#5
neilday Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: sony prs 650, Boox C67ml, KindlePW3	If you want a quick way to convert various types of XML files to epub (or a wide range of other formats) visit http://www.tei-c.org/oxgarage/#. I converted E A Abbott's Shakespearean Grammar (downloaded from http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/) with a couple of clicks after selecting "TEI P4 XML Document" as the input format. Cheers Neil.

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