Fragment Identifier Not Defined

lwa · 07-02-2013, 10:15 PM

Example of error message:
'About the Author': fragment identifier is not defined in 'OEBPS/Text/chapter-07.xml'

After putting my epub through Sigil I have an error message similar to this for almost every section in the book.

Does anyone know how to repair this?

Sabardeyn · 07-03-2013, 01:05 AM

I'm not sure if you have a reference to "About the Author", perhaps a link (anchor)? Or if you've got a reference to a file called "chapter-07.xml"?

But my guess would be that there is no such destination, or it's being called incorrectly (broken link).

mrmikel · 07-03-2013, 07:38 AM

Seems like this happens when you paste something into Sigil.

It is in chapter-07.xml and is referring to something that doesn't exist, probably because it is referring to something in the original source.

See an example in this article:

http://www.kk.org/screenpublishing/2...me_epub_er.php

theducks · 07-03-2013, 07:53 AM

I think this is a call botched reference (or the #id1234 part of an anchor).

It could be wrong at either end. The Anchor could be wrong or the Reference could be wrong.
The fact that it NOW persists across many files seems to indicate that it is in the <Head> section, which duplicates when splitting.

DiapDealer · 07-03-2013, 11:23 AM

Search for "#About the Author" (without the quotes).

Most likely it's in the NCX file or the inline html toc section of the book (or both). Url fragments can't have spaces in them ... and thus the IDs that those fragments are pointing to can't have spaces in them. Match up all the url fragments from the links in your ToC and NCX to the corresponding ID of the section you're linking to. Make sure they're identical (and space free) in both places.

lwa · 07-09-2013, 11:13 PM

Thanks everyone for your helpful replies! They worked and my epub now passes flight crew!!!!

mrmikel · 07-10-2013, 05:00 PM

Check it with epubcheck online too. It is more thorough and catches things like footnotes that don't go anywhere, etc that Flight Crew doesn't check.

07-02-2013, 10:15 PM	#1
lwa Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2013 Device: none	Fragment Identifier Not Defined Example of error message: 'About the Author': fragment identifier is not defined in 'OEBPS/Text/chapter-07.xml' After putting my epub through Sigil I have an error message similar to this for almost every section in the book. Does anyone know how to repair this?

07-03-2013, 11:23 AM	#5
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,358 Karma: 203720150 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Search for "#About the Author" (without the quotes). Most likely it's in the NCX file or the inline html toc section of the book (or both). Url fragments can't have spaces in them ... and thus the IDs that those fragments are pointing to can't have spaces in them. Match up all the url fragments from the links in your ToC and NCX to the corresponding ID of the section you're linking to. Make sure they're identical (and space free) in both places. Last edited by DiapDealer; 07-03-2013 at 11:31 AM.

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07-03-2013, 01:05 AM	#2
Sabardeyn Guru Posts: 644 Karma: 1242364 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Right Coast Device: PC (Calibre), Nexus 7 2013 (Moon+ Pro), HTC HD2/Leo (Freda)	I'm not sure if you have a reference to "About the Author", perhaps a link (anchor)? Or if you've got a reference to a file called "chapter-07.xml"? But my guess would be that there is no such destination, or it's being called incorrectly (broken link).

07-03-2013, 07:38 AM	#3
mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	Seems like this happens when you paste something into Sigil. It is in chapter-07.xml and is referring to something that doesn't exist, probably because it is referring to something in the original source. See an example in this article: http://www.kk.org/screenpublishing/2...me_epub_er.php

07-03-2013, 07:53 AM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,905 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I think this is a call botched reference (or the #id1234 part of an anchor). It could be wrong at either end. The Anchor could be wrong or the Reference could be wrong. The fact that it NOW persists across many files seems to indicate that it is in the <Head> section, which duplicates when splitting.

07-09-2013, 11:13 PM	#6
lwa Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2013 Device: none	Thanks everyone for your helpful replies! They worked and my epub now passes flight crew!!!!

07-10-2013, 05:00 PM	#7
mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	Check it with epubcheck online too. It is more thorough and catches things like footnotes that don't go anywhere, etc that Flight Crew doesn't check.