META-INF/container error

afpeter · 07-18-2013, 04:05 PM

Hi all. I'm trying to create an ePub from scratch (well, sort of from scratch) for a work project. I keep getting the same error message when I try to validate it.

Here's the error message: No rootfile with media type 'application/oebps-package+xml'

Here are the guts of my META-INF/container.xml file:
<rootfiles>
<rootfile full-path="OEBPS/package.opf"
media-type="application/oebps-package+xhtml+xml"/>
</rootfiles>
</container>

My OPF file is named "package.opf".

I've compared my META-INF/container.xml file to other ePubs that I know validate and function correctly, and it seems to match.

BUT clearly something is amiss! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

DaleDe · 07-18-2013, 06:01 PM

shouldn't it be:
<rootfile full-path="OEBPS/package.opf" media-type="application/oebps-package+xml"/>

Is the case of the filenames and folder names ok?

Dale

Aerys · 07-18-2013, 11:49 PM

You might want to check if your "package.opf" is inside the "OEBPS" folder only. If it's inside another folder you need to add that "sub-folder" to the declaration.

Jellby · 07-19-2013, 03:58 AM

As Dale said, you have:

application/oebps-package+xhtml+xml

and the error message says it should be:

application/oebps-package+xml

I would start there.

afpeter · 07-22-2013, 02:38 PM

Thanks to all who replied!

When I delete "+xhtml" from the "application/oebps-package+xml" path and then try to validate the ePub, I get about 30 error messages. I originally included "xhtml" because most of the files in the OEBPS folder are XHTML, not XML.

Also, the "package.opf" file is in the OEBPS folder so I don't think that's the problem.

Jellby · 07-22-2013, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by afpeter

When I delete "+xhtml" from the "application/oebps-package+xml" path and then try to validate the ePub, I get about 30 error messages.

So now you have to fix them. What probably happened before is that the validator stopped as soon as it arrived to the first problem, while now you see all that was hidden behind.

Quote:

I originally included "xhtml" because most of the files in the OEBPS folder are XHTML, not XML.

That has nothing to do whatsoever. The media-type is the description of the OPF file itself, which must be "application/oebps-package+xml".

Toxaris · 07-22-2013, 04:58 PM

And XHTML is XML of course. Looking weird perhaps, but still XML.

DaleDe · 07-22-2013, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toxaris

And XHTML is XML of course. Looking weird perhaps, but still XML.

It is an XML with a predefined DDT.

Dale

PeterT · 07-23-2013, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleDe

It is an XML with a predefined DDT.

Dale

You'd think that having DDT there would be far fewer bugs in books using XHTML.

DaleDe · 07-23-2013, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

You'd think that having DDT there would be far fewer bugs in books using XHTML.

Oops, Freudian slip. I meant DTD ... or did I?

Dale

07-18-2013, 04:05 PM	#1
afpeter Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Boston area Device: none	META-INF/container error Hi all. I'm trying to create an ePub from scratch (well, sort of from scratch) for a work project. I keep getting the same error message when I try to validate it. Here's the error message: No rootfile with media type 'application/oebps-package+xml' Here are the guts of my META-INF/container.xml file: <rootfiles> <rootfile full-path="OEBPS/package.opf" media-type="application/oebps-package+xhtml+xml"/> </rootfiles> </container> My OPF file is named "package.opf". I've compared my META-INF/container.xml file to other ePubs that I know validate and function correctly, and it seems to match. BUT clearly something is amiss! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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07-18-2013, 06:01 PM	#2
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	shouldn't it be: <rootfile full-path="OEBPS/package.opf" media-type="application/oebps-package+xml"/> Is the case of the filenames and folder names ok? Dale

07-18-2013, 11:49 PM	#3
Aerys Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 29994 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Manila, Philippines Device: iPad 2 & Nexus 7	You might want to check if your "package.opf" is inside the "OEBPS" folder only. If it's inside another folder you need to add that "sub-folder" to the declaration.

07-19-2013, 03:58 AM	#4
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,543 Karma: 19001583 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	As Dale said, you have: application/oebps-package+xhtml+xml and the error message says it should be: application/oebps-package+xml I would start there.

07-22-2013, 02:38 PM	#5
afpeter Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Boston area Device: none	Thanks to all who replied! When I delete "+xhtml" from the "application/oebps-package+xml" path and then try to validate the ePub, I get about 30 error messages. I originally included "xhtml" because most of the files in the OEBPS folder are XHTML, not XML. Also, the "package.opf" file is in the OEBPS folder so I don't think that's the problem.

07-22-2013, 04:58 PM	#7
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	And XHTML is XML of course. Looking weird perhaps, but still XML.