Mobi Creator build errors

JayMarvels · 12-13-2010, 04:49 PM

Hi all,

I'm currently converting some text files ready for my kindle. I have followed HarryT's 2 guides to the letter.

Firstly editing the text in BD and then going to mobi pocket creator.

I've manually replaced the html tags and added the ones per HarryT

For example here is my A name=toc

Code:

<DIV >&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV >&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</DIV>
<mbp:pagebreak/>
<SPAN id=title><A name=toc><DIV align=center><FONT color=#001950><B>CONTENTS</B></FONT></DIV></A>
</SPAN>

When I run mobi creator i get:

Warning(prcgen): Hyperlink not resolved: D:\ebook\Kindle\Sherlock\Book1\book.html#toc

Warning(prcgen): Hyperlink not resolved: D:\ebook\Kindle\Sherlock\Book1\book.html#start_rea ding

Warning(prcgen): Hyperlink could not resolved.

I've searched high and low with no luck.

Any help would be great,

Thanks

susan_cassidy · 12-13-2010, 05:40 PM

It sounds like your anchor tags were not found in the HTML file (book.html#toc refers to an anchor tag named "toc").

Maybe because you did not put quotes around "toc"? It should be like <a name="toc">.

I've always used the Table of Contents Wizard in Mobipocket Creator, which creates the TOC based on expressions matching other HTML tags (like h1, h2, etc.) in the book.

JayMarvels · 12-13-2010, 06:13 PM

Hi Susan,

Thanks for your response.

I've tried changing the tag to have "" around toc but I still get the same error.

I'm a complete noob hence why I exactly followed HarryT's guide.

HarryT · 12-18-2010, 03:17 AM

No, the quotes aren't necessary. You can put them in if you wish, but they aren't required.

Is your book file actually called "book.html"? You're sure that it's not called "book.htm"?

pckopp · 12-30-2010, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayMarvels

... snippage... I have followed HarryT's 2 guides to the letter.

Can someone point me to these guides.

Thanks!

Paulinafrica · 12-31-2010, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pckopp

Can someone point me to these guides.

Thanks!

Here you go Phil: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11678 This is for the Book Creation Tut

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17914 This one is for a 'How to' for MobiPocket.

Theses are all found under the following forum: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=128

Cheers
Paul

pckopp · 12-31-2010, 08:23 AM

Thank you!

AlanHK · 08-17-2015, 03:39 AM

I know this is a very old thread, but I had the "Hyperlink not resolved" error with Kindlegen and this was about the only reference I found to it. So I thought if others come along this might be of help.

I solved my problem by first saving the kindlegen output to text (using kindlegen book.opf -o book.mobi >a.txt)
The clue was that some links in the same format were resolved, no error recorded. On examining them was reminded I had put new code after the "good" links.

There was nothing wrong with either the links or the anchors (they had worked in earlier versions) but Kindlegen was aborting reading the HTML source before it came to them, because I had inadvertently put a </body> tag in earlier, when I was pasting in some text from another project.

Probably strict HTML checking would have found this, but browsers are tolerant of errors, the entire file still displayed normally in Firefox and all the links worked.

Notjohn · 08-17-2015, 05:58 AM

I'm glad to know it was an old (five-year-old!) thread, because I was astonished to see people still using MPC!

12-13-2010, 04:49 PM	#1
JayMarvels Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle	Mobi Creator build errors Hi all, I'm currently converting some text files ready for my kindle. I have followed HarryT's 2 guides to the letter. Firstly editing the text in BD and then going to mobi pocket creator. I've manually replaced the html tags and added the ones per HarryT For example here is my A name=toc Code: <DIV >    </DIV> <DIV >    </DIV> <mbp:pagebreak/> <SPAN id=title><A name=toc><DIV align=center><FONT color=#001950><B>CONTENTS</B></FONT></DIV></A> </SPAN> When I run mobi creator i get: Warning(prcgen): Hyperlink not resolved: D:\ebook\Kindle\Sherlock\Book1\book.html#toc Warning(prcgen): Hyperlink not resolved: D:\ebook\Kindle\Sherlock\Book1\book.html#start_rea ding Warning(prcgen): Hyperlink could not resolved. I've searched high and low with no luck. Any help would be great, Thanks

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12-13-2010, 05:40 PM	#2
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	It sounds like your anchor tags were not found in the HTML file (book.html#toc refers to an anchor tag named "toc"). Maybe because you did not put quotes around "toc"? It should be like <a name="toc">. I've always used the Table of Contents Wizard in Mobipocket Creator, which creates the TOC based on expressions matching other HTML tags (like h1, h2, etc.) in the book.

12-13-2010, 06:13 PM	#3
JayMarvels Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle	Hi Susan, Thanks for your response. I've tried changing the tag to have "" around toc but I still get the same error. I'm a complete noob hence why I exactly followed HarryT's guide.

12-18-2010, 03:17 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	No, the quotes aren't necessary. You can put them in if you wish, but they aren't required. Is your book file actually called "book.html"? You're sure that it's not called "book.htm"?

12-31-2010, 08:23 AM	#7
pckopp Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 44 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Seneca, SC Device: Kindle, eReader	Thank you!

08-17-2015, 03:39 AM	#8
AlanHK Guru Posts: 681 Karma: 929286 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: PW-3, iPad, Android phone	I know this is a very old thread, but I had the "Hyperlink not resolved" error with Kindlegen and this was about the only reference I found to it. So I thought if others come along this might be of help. I solved my problem by first saving the kindlegen output to text (using kindlegen book.opf -o book.mobi >a.txt) The clue was that some links in the same format were resolved, no error recorded. On examining them was reminded I had put new code after the "good" links. There was nothing wrong with either the links or the anchors (they had worked in earlier versions) but Kindlegen was aborting reading the HTML source before it came to them, because I had inadvertently put a </body> tag in earlier, when I was pasting in some text from another project. Probably strict HTML checking would have found this, but browsers are tolerant of errors, the entire file still displayed normally in Firefox and all the links worked.

08-17-2015, 05:58 AM	#9
Notjohn mostly an observer Posts: 1,518 Karma: 987654 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle	I'm glad to know it was an old (five-year-old!) thread, because I was astonished to see people still using MPC!

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