How to run BBeBook.zip

Pythos · 11-12-2006, 10:38 PM

My apologies if this is covered elsewhere, but I've searched the forums, Yahoo group and google to no avail.

I've downloaded the BBeBook-0.1.zip, but cannot get it to run properly on my PC. Is there a list of requirements anywhere or a simple "how to" document for this?

Any assistance would be appreciated, as I've also seen this question asked elsewhere.

Thanks

neilm2 · 11-20-2006, 11:23 PM

I've wondered the same thing myself. I downloaded the zip but hit a wall because there were only .java files, nothing executable. Does anybody have tips for folks who aren't Java experts that want to just run the program?

kovidgoyal · 11-22-2006, 11:53 PM

Here's a bash script I use on linux

Code:

#!/bin/sh
dir=/home/kovid/build/BBeBook-0.1
CLASSPATH=$dir/jpedalSTD.jar:$dir/kxml2-2.3.0.jar:$dir/PDFBox-0.7.3.jar:$dir
java -cp $CLASSPATH BBeBook

You will need to download those jar files they aren't distributed with BBeBook

kovidgoyal · 11-23-2006, 02:01 AM

Actually, since I find BBeBook cumbersome to use from the command line here's a little package that makes running it on the command-line really easy. Just extract, edit makebbeb changing the line

Code:

bbebb_book_directory = "/home/kovid/build/BBeBook-0.1"

to reflect where you extracted BBeB. Now

Code:

python makebbeb

will give you a really easy to use command line interface.

If anyone has a problem with me redistributing BBeBook and its java dependencies, let me know and I'll take it down.

dbunny · 11-24-2006, 03:25 PM

cool thanks!!

Axel · 11-25-2006, 04:57 AM

Hi kovidgoyal,

after I replaced the colons by semicolons in the java classpath in the python script, it runs.
However, I get this strange error message. Have you any idea why there should be problems creating or accessing the temp file?

Axel

-----------------------------------------------
Error parsing metadata: c:\temp\tmptxqd9u (The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process)
java.io.FileNotFoundException: c:\temp\tmptxqd9u (The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process)
at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method)
at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.jav a:106)
at java.io.FileReader.<init>(FileReader.java:55)
at BBeBook.parseConfig(BBeBook.java:659)
at BBeBook.makeBook(BBeBook.java:596)
at BBeBook.main(BBeBook.java:293)
No <File> in config file.
BBeBook returned: 1

kovidgoyal · 11-25-2006, 02:58 PM

That's because windows being a pain doesn't allow simultaneous access to a file from two processes. Here's a version of makebbeb that I hope will work with windows as well, though I haven't tested it.

Axel · 11-25-2006, 04:15 PM

thanks, now I'm one step further, but got other problems :-(
I tried to convert 3 different PDFs and got different types of errors from the pdfbox.jar. Did you actually manage to successfully convert a PDF ?

axel

-------
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/bouncycastle/jce/provider/BouncyCastleProvider
at org.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument.openProtection(PDDoc ument.java:905)
---------
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassCastException: PageParser
at org.pdfbox.util.operator.pagedrawer.SetLineWidth.p rocess(SetLineWidth.java:63)
-------------
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassCastException: PageParser
at org.pdfbox.util.operator.pagedrawer.AppendRectangl eToPath.process(AppendRectangleToPath.java:58)

kovidgoyal · 11-25-2006, 06:48 PM

No I've only used it for html. Fortunately nothing I want to read is in PDF form.

Axel · 11-26-2006, 04:01 AM

Lucky guy...

11-12-2006, 10:38 PM	#1
Pythos Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2006 Device: Sony Reader	How to run BBeBook.zip My apologies if this is covered elsewhere, but I've searched the forums, Yahoo group and google to no avail. I've downloaded the BBeBook-0.1.zip, but cannot get it to run properly on my PC. Is there a list of requirements anywhere or a simple "how to" document for this? Any assistance would be appreciated, as I've also seen this question asked elsewhere. Thanks

11-22-2006, 11:53 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,219 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Here's a bash script I use on linux Code: #!/bin/sh dir=/home/kovid/build/BBeBook-0.1 CLASSPATH=$dir/jpedalSTD.jar:$dir/kxml2-2.3.0.jar:$dir/PDFBox-0.7.3.jar:$dir java -cp $CLASSPATH BBeBook You will need to download those jar files they aren't distributed with BBeBook Last edited by kovidgoyal; 11-22-2006 at 11:55 PM.

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11-25-2006, 04:57 AM	#6
Axel Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2006	Hi kovidgoyal, after I replaced the colons by semicolons in the java classpath in the python script, it runs. However, I get this strange error message. Have you any idea why there should be problems creating or accessing the temp file? Axel ----------------------------------------------- Error parsing metadata: c:\temp\tmptxqd9u (The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process) java.io.FileNotFoundException: c:\temp\tmptxqd9u (The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process) at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method) at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.jav a:106) at java.io.FileReader.<init>(FileReader.java:55) at BBeBook.parseConfig(BBeBook.java:659) at BBeBook.makeBook(BBeBook.java:596) at BBeBook.main(BBeBook.java:293) No <File> in config file. BBeBook returned: 1

11-25-2006, 04:15 PM	#8
Axel Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2006	thanks, now I'm one step further, but got other problems :-( I tried to convert 3 different PDFs and got different types of errors from the pdfbox.jar. Did you actually manage to successfully convert a PDF ? axel ------- Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/bouncycastle/jce/provider/BouncyCastleProvider at org.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument.openProtection(PDDoc ument.java:905) --------- Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassCastException: PageParser at org.pdfbox.util.operator.pagedrawer.SetLineWidth.p rocess(SetLineWidth.java:63) ------------- Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassCastException: PageParser at org.pdfbox.util.operator.pagedrawer.AppendRectangl eToPath.process(AppendRectangleToPath.java:58)

11-25-2006, 06:48 PM	#9
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,219 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No I've only used it for html. Fortunately nothing I want to read is in PDF form.

11-26-2006, 04:01 AM	#10
Axel Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2006	Lucky guy...

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