eReader Decoder Tool

[nrapallo]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Sorry, I couldn't resist. Once you have ActivePython installed it should have been added to your path. You should be able to go to a cmd prompt, change to the directory with the .py file in it, type the name of the file like mobidedrm and press enter. If it returns the name/version you are good to go.

BOb

BTW, don't forget to add the .py extension to mobidedrm above or you may need 'python mobidedrm' to make this work.

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by nrapallo

BTW, don't forget to add the .py extension to mobidedrm above or you may need 'python mobidedrm' to make this work.

Right... I guess it depends on if ActivePython adds a file association to .py files or not. If it does then you shouldn't need the .py... but if it does then you shouldn't. (I think, but could be wrong. )

BOb

[Gibbo]

Do I need to put the ereader2html.py file and the ereader book on the python directory?

[Gibbo]

After my first try I get this,



Whats next?

Edit: Finally figured it out conversion done

Thx Guys

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by Gibbo

After my first try I get this,



Whats next?

Follow the instructions in the usage message. You need repeat the name of the program and provide the information requested on the same line as the program with each time separated by spaces. If a file name has spaces in it then surround it with quotes. Surround your name with quotes as shown in the usage statement. You are making progress. Outdir is the name of the folder you want to put the result file in. You can use a . for that and it will be in the directory you are already in.

[Gibbo]

Originally Posted by DaleDe

Follow the instructions in the usage message. You need repeat the name of the program and provide the information requested on the same line as the program with each time separated by spaces. If a file name has spaces in it then surround it with quotes. Surround your name with quotes as shown in the usage statement. You are making progress. Outdir is the name of the folder you want to put the result file in. You can use a . for that and it will be in the directory you are already in.

Thx DaleDe took me a while but finally figured it out

[bwaldron]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Right... I guess it depends on if ActivePython adds a file association to .py files or not. If it does then you shouldn't need the .py... but if it does then you shouldn't. (I think, but could be wrong. )

Actually, the ability to run a Python script without the extension depends upon whether the installer adds .py to the PATHEXT system environment variable. (I believe it does, though I run a different Python distribution on Windows.)

[JSWolf]

The real Python comes from http://www.python.org and active python is just a cheap imitation.

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by bwaldron

Actually, the ability to run a Python script without the extension depends upon whether the installer adds .py to the PATHEXT system environment variable. (I believe it does, though I run a different Python distribution on Windows.)

Ah... you're right of course. I totally forgot about PATHEXT.

BOB

[Gibbo]

Love this program, just bought from Fictionwise the Heritage Trilogy by Ian Douglas and got the normal rebate plus 5% extra

[texasnightowl]

So, question...I have the ereader2html.py script; I have python installed (been using mobidedrm just fine). My question is:

If you buy something from Fictionwise using either Micropay or Paypal, how does that affect your syntax? The command is: ereader2html.py infile outfolder "name" "CC #"

What do you use for name/CC# when using Micropay or Paypal?

[pdurrant]

The same as for books bought with CC, as the name and CC# used for encoding eReader eBooks is stored in your profile, not taken from the last transaction.

Originally Posted by texasnightowl

So, question...I have the ereader2html.py script; I have python installed (been using mobidedrm just fine). My question is:

If you buy something from Fictionwise using either Micropay or Paypal, how does that affect your syntax? The command is: ereader2html.py infile outfolder "name" "CC #"

What do you use for name/CC# when using Micropay or Paypal?

[texasnightowl]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

The same as for books bought with CC, as the name and CC# used for encoding eReader eBooks is stored in your profile, not taken from the last transaction.

Thanks. I'll go take a look at my profile. I only joined Fictionwise club about 1 week ago, so hadn't really looked at anything about ereader formats before.

Are there many known "gotchas" with re: to converting ereader to html then to mobi (using mobipocket creator)?

[shighfield]

Texasnightowl: I don't think you'll have a problem going from Ereader>html>mobi as I go from ereader>html>imp all the time and don't need to do anything to the output.

[bwaldron]

Originally Posted by texasnightowl

Are there many known "gotchas" with re: to converting ereader to html then to mobi (using mobipocket creator)?

No real "gotchas" that I have experienced. In some cases I had to (or wanted to) do some minor tweaking of the HTML file before using Mobipocket Creator to generate the mobi file. I found, for instance, that some of my ereader books turned into center-justified Mobipocket books.