Mobi2Mobi Mobi2Mobi v0.13 - GUI for Mobiperl tools

[MoboHobo]

Originally Posted by tompe

mobi2mobi is one program in MobiPerl and it is used to manipulate meta data in a MobiPocket file. It can also be used to manipulate the images that are save in the MobiPocket file. "Mobi2Mobi GUI" is a GUI to mobi2mobi.

Thanks for that Tom.

[kevindorsey]

Are they planning to release an updated version for this tool?

[Jad]

Originally Posted by scott_babineaux

Jad,

i just wanted to thank you for your work on this. I wrote a very simple gui for the lit2mobi awhile back but have not had the chance to expand on it. If you are taking feature request....it would be great if all the mobiperl functions were available; not just mobi2mobi.

thanks again

Scott

Thanks for the feedback.. I don't have any plans for the GUI beyond its current functionality at the moment.

The source code is provided however so feel free to use this as a template and have a tinker.

I'm glad so many are finding this a useful tool to complement Tommy's excellent MobiPerl tools.

[garyolman]

I have been successfully using mobi2mobi for quite a while now. I have recently moved the ebook directory to my F drive. Now when I call up M2M I get a "index was outside the bounds of the array" when I trell it to convert. I am on a PC, XP, SP 3 . I dont know if this could be a bug or a problem on my end. Can you suggest something?
Thanks
Gary

Originally Posted by Jad

**** v0.16 adds .azw as a valid source file extension to support Amazon Kindle files, also if the Book Title is modified it also updates the exthtype 'updatedtitle' with the same details, on Kindles the 'longtitle' field info is overwritten with the 'updatedtitle' field info. ****

**** v0.16 source code released****

Requirements:

MS .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Mobiperl Mobi2Mobi tool Perl/Win32 v0.0.40 or greater
Source Code requires MS C# 2008 Express Edition or greater

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Please have a play and feedback any comments you have. Make sure you read the ReadMe.txt for the GUI requirements.

The Mobi2Mobi GUI source code is being released under GPLv3. Note that the code is largely undocumented and is released as is. I'm not the tidiest programmer so excuse what are probably a bunch of big no no's in the code. If you make use of the code or make any improvements, please send me a copy as I'm always interested in learning.

[garyolman]

Hi Jad; I am on a PC on XP running mobi2mobi. I have downloaded all the required files and have tried to execute them. I keep getting a "the index was outside the bounds of the array" error. Can you help?. It was working and then I upgraded (I thinK) and now this error.
Thanks
Gary

[Jad]

Hi Garyolman,

Way back in the early days the GUI had issues with different drive letters and odd directories, but I thought those had all been squashed. Could you please advise the pathing to your eBook and to the Mobi2Mobi.exe so I can test my end.

Also test the Mobi2Mobi.exe at a command prompt level and see if it works. Sometimes the problem isn't related to the GUI.

Cheers

[garyolman]

Thanks for the quick reply Jad;
I have rum mobi2mobil_GUI,exe from the commamd prompt and I get the same error.
The path to mobi2mobi_GUI.exe is C:\Downloads\Mobi2mobi new\mobi2mobi_GUI.exe.
The path to the books is F:\My eBooks. The F drive is a external Hard Drive. If I move a book to the C drive the error still occurs. Thanks and Regards
Gary

[Jad]

Hi Gary,

Sorry the file I was refering to is the actual Mobi2Mobi executable not the GUI application. I'm assuming you are using the Win32 exe file & not the Perl version. In either case try the command line application itself to confirm it works ok with your new paths. Looking at the path information you have supplied there doesn't seem to be any obvious problems.

[garyolman]

Hi Jad
I have tried to execute mobi2mobi.exe from the command prompt. All I get is a black screen and then it clears. If I execute mobi2mobi_GUI.exe, it executes and I get the GUI screen and the index error. Yes I using win32 and the book is *prc or *mobi. I downloaded the programs from Amazon.
Gary

[garyolman]

I have also moved one file to the C drive and tried it and no matter what the index error occurs. Also I am using the Windows search facility to index the F drive and the C drive. Some of each were not included in the indexing. I dont think this will make a difference
Gary

[tompe]

Originally Posted by garyolman

Hi Jad
I have tried to execute mobi2mobi.exe from the command prompt. All I get is a black screen and then it clears. If I execute mobi2mobi_GUI.exe, it executes and I get the GUI screen and the index error. Yes I using win32 and the book is *prc or *mobi. I downloaded the programs from Amazon.
Gary

And you gave a filename as argument?

I do not get why you get a blank screen but I am not so familiar with Window's behavior.

[Jad]

Hi Gary,

Are you actually running the Mobi2Mobi.exe form within a command window or just double clicking on the exe? This would explain the window popping up and disappearing. Under Windows XP go to the Start button and select Run. Type in CMD and hit enter. This should launch a command window. Change to the directory containing the Mobi2Mobi.exe file and try the conversion using manual settings for the program.

[garyolman]

Hi Jad;
I am doing exactly that. BTW The date on the files is 12/07/08
Regards
Gary

[Schulze]

Hello,

I am using mobi2mobi and your great GUI in order to edit title and author of files so that my BeBook lists the files with their correct titles.

It works fine but one problem remains: The German special characters (ä, ö, ü, and ß) are not converted correctly - I get +ñ for ä, ++ for ü and so on.

Can anyone help me with this problem?

Thank you very much in advance.

Schulze

[Jad]

****v0.17-TestBuild changes the way the batch process is executed. Some of the weird exception problems seem to be related to the way the cmd window information was being passed back into the GUI. I've temporarily disabled this to see if this mod fixes the exception errors. I've also added a Save Batch file option. If you tick the box the Save Batch file button will appear, hit this instead of convert to dump out the m2mcmds.bat file. This file is created in the directory that the Mobi2Mobi exe or perl file resides. You can then use this for troubleshooting if you are getting strange conversion issues. Just unzip the new EXE into your existing Mobi2Mobi GUI directory and run it. Please let me know if this fixes your file opening problems.