Problems with mobi2html.exe

Laststando59 · 04-21-2011, 07:41 AM

Hi there, when I unpack this file (attached below), it inserts random sentences/words in places, but it doesn't in calibre (I don't know if they use different algorithms).

Anyway, here is the file is in the attachments (pg71.mobi = On the duty of civil disobedience); it's from project guttenburg, although I expect that is of little help since, as I stated above, it can be read perfectly with calibre.

Any help appreciated.

(Edit: here's the output)

Billi · 04-21-2011, 11:50 AM

Hi Laststando59, welcome to MobileRead!

I must admit that I don't have any problems to unpack your file with mobi2html.exe. What is the exact command that you're typing in?
And may I ask why do you want to unpack? If you simply want to have the hmtl-file you can download it from Project Gutenberg, too.

Laststando59 · 04-21-2011, 12:37 PM

Sorry, my question is a bit misleading. I wrote that I could not unpack the file; I actually ment there were some bugs in the output (Added to the first post). :P

It's 90% okay, but it seems to insert some random sentences/words in places. Here's a few examples:

Quote:

Let every man ot I make known what kind

No need for an 'ot I' (should be 'to'), and:

Quote:

as enemies by it. A wise man will only be useful as a man, and will not submit to be "clay," and "stop a hole to keep the wind away," but leave that office to his dust at least:

to

Random 'to' here.

I've tried a couple of --options, --rawhtml and --mobihtml.

Judging by what I've read in other places, I'm suspecting it's using a different charset that mobi2html seems to stumble on.

Billi · 04-21-2011, 01:06 PM

Yes, I see what you mean. Such thoroughly I didn't examine the file after reading your first post, sorry.
That's a little bit strange. Maybe Tompe sees this thread and can explain it.
By the way, the html-file at gutenberg.org that has most probably been the source of the mobi file doesn't have these additional words.

Laststando59 · 04-22-2011, 01:28 PM

Anyone got any ideas?

DiapDealer · 04-22-2011, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Anyone got any ideas?

Use something else to convert mobi to html? Didn't you say Calibre converts it correctly?
You could also try MobiUnpack.

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04-21-2011, 11:50 AM	#2
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Hi Laststando59, welcome to MobileRead! I must admit that I don't have any problems to unpack your file with mobi2html.exe. What is the exact command that you're typing in? And may I ask why do you want to unpack? If you simply want to have the hmtl-file you can download it from Project Gutenberg, too.

04-21-2011, 01:06 PM	#4
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Yes, I see what you mean. Such thoroughly I didn't examine the file after reading your first post, sorry. That's a little bit strange. Maybe Tompe sees this thread and can explain it. By the way, the html-file at gutenberg.org that has most probably been the source of the mobi file doesn't have these additional words.

04-22-2011, 01:28 PM	#5
Laststando59 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Kindle	Anyone got any ideas?

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