Everything OK until I updated to 0.6.29

caranpaima · 12-21-2009, 11:53 AM

I've been happily using Calibre to manage my ebook collection until this week I updated to version 0.6.29... not I ca'nt add books. When I run calibre from a command prompt with

calibre-debug -g

The following message starts popping up in the terminal... the same when I try to add books, when Calibre freezes

Exception KeyError: ('Exception KeyError: ('_file_file',) in <bound method Persi
stentTemporaryFile.__del__ of <calibre.ptempfile.PersistentTemporaryFile object
at 0x03ED4630>> ignored

The messages are similar, only the 0x... address changes...

What could be the problem?

kovidgoyal · 12-21-2009, 12:14 PM

What OS are you on?

caranpaima · 12-21-2009, 07:13 PM

Thanks for answering. I'm running XP.

kovidgoyal · 12-21-2009, 07:29 PM

Try an uninstall and re-install

caranpaima · 12-21-2009, 07:40 PM

I did that, several times. Even tried with previous versions, and deleting the program files/calibre2 folder. Do I have so delete a registry key or some other folder so I can begin with a clean slate?

kovidgoyal · 12-21-2009, 08:03 PM

do you have a c:\program files\calibre folder (note the absence of the 2)

caranpaima · 12-21-2009, 08:18 PM

Thanks for answering gain, Kovid-san. No, it's always been calibre2.

caranpaima · 12-21-2009, 08:45 PM

Incidentally, the message calibre shows when I try to add ANY book, even books I've added before, is:

ERROR: Adding failed: The add books process seems to have hung. Try restarting calibre and adding the books in smaller increments, until you find the problem book.

... No matter which I add.

kovidgoyal · 12-21-2009, 10:19 PM

There's something really weird on your machine. I have no idea what, though. Do you have a an alternate machine to try?

If you want to completely clean out calibre, you should delete the config files as well (you can see thyem by going to Preferences->Advanced)

caranpaima · 12-25-2009, 03:25 AM

Thanks for the kind responses. I solved the issue after much fretting, cursing and fumbling... The problem was, apparently, the Java version I had. Looks like it was not new enough or there was something wrong about it, but after uninstalling it and manually downloading the new version, everything is in order.

12-21-2009, 11:53 AM	#1
caranpaima Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: iPhone	Everything OK until I updated to 0.6.29 I've been happily using Calibre to manage my ebook collection until this week I updated to version 0.6.29... not I ca'nt add books. When I run calibre from a command prompt with calibre-debug -g The following message starts popping up in the terminal... the same when I try to add books, when Calibre freezes Exception KeyError: ('Exception KeyError: ('_file_file',) in <bound method Persi stentTemporaryFile.__del__ of <calibre.ptempfile.PersistentTemporaryFile object at 0x03ED4630>> ignored The messages are similar, only the 0x... address changes... What could be the problem?

12-21-2009, 07:13 PM	#3
caranpaima Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: iPhone	0.6.29 Problems Thanks for answering. I'm running XP.

12-25-2009, 03:25 AM	#10
caranpaima Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: iPhone	SOLVED! Thanks for the kind responses. I solved the issue after much fretting, cursing and fumbling... The problem was, apparently, the Java version I had. Looks like it was not new enough or there was something wrong about it, but after uninstalling it and manually downloading the new version, everything is in order.

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12-21-2009, 12:14 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,163 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	What OS are you on?

12-21-2009, 07:29 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,163 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Try an uninstall and re-install

12-21-2009, 07:40 PM	#5
caranpaima Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: iPhone	I did that, several times. Even tried with previous versions, and deleting the program files/calibre2 folder. Do I have so delete a registry key or some other folder so I can begin with a clean slate?

12-21-2009, 08:03 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,163 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	do you have a c:\program files\calibre folder (note the absence of the 2)

12-21-2009, 08:18 PM	#7
caranpaima Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: iPhone	Thanks for answering gain, Kovid-san. No, it's always been calibre2.

12-21-2009, 08:45 PM	#8
caranpaima Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: iPhone	Incidentally, the message calibre shows when I try to add ANY book, even books I've added before, is: ERROR: Adding failed: The add books process seems to have hung. Try restarting calibre and adding the books in smaller increments, until you find the problem book. ... No matter which I add.

12-21-2009, 10:19 PM	#9
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,163 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	There's something really weird on your machine. I have no idea what, though. Do you have a an alternate machine to try? If you want to completely clean out calibre, you should delete the config files as well (you can see thyem by going to Preferences->Advanced)

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