Trouble converting files

jmjacobs · 01-21-2011, 01:50 PM

Hello everyone,

I am a new Calibre user. I have a large collection of ebooks and started to convert and transfer them to my new Kindle 3. The files that I uploaded are .htm files. However, when I added the books to Calibre most of them transferred as a .zip format and a few transferred as .htm files. When I went to send the books to my Kindle the files that transferred as .zip were converted and sent with no problem. The books that transferred as .htm format gave the following error. First is a caution sign with an ! that says "Could not upload the following books to the device, as no suitable formats were found. Convert the book(s) to a format supported by your device first." The second is a white x in a red box that says "Failed: Convert book 1 of 1."

Can anyone tell me what I am doind wrong and what I need to do to be able to convert the books and send to my Kindle? I would really appreciate any help you can give me.

Thank you!

Starson17 · 01-21-2011, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmjacobs

The files that I uploaded are .htm files. However, when I added the books to Calibre most of them transferred as a .zip format and a few transferred as .htm files.

That's normal. If the entire file is a single .htm file, that's not too big, Calibre keeps it as an .htm. More often there are multiple related .htm and graphic files, so Calibre packs them all up into a zip. Calibre will unpack them as needed when it uses them.

Quote:

When I went to send the books to my Kindle the files that transferred as .zip were converted and sent with no problem. The books that transferred as .htm format gave the following error. First is a caution sign with an ! that says "Could not upload the following books to the device, as no suitable formats were found. Convert the book(s) to a format supported by your device first." The second is a white x in a red box that says "Failed: Convert book 1 of 1."

I can't help on this. Have you viewed the books in Calibre's viewer? Are they OK or are they corrupted.

jmjacobs · 01-21-2011, 02:16 PM

I have looked at them in the viewer and everything except the cover image shows up.

user_none · 01-21-2011, 02:25 PM

It sounds like auto convert is not reconigizing htm files as valid input formats. Please open a ticket at http://bugs.calibre-ebook.com and assign it to john. This way I wont forget to look at it over the weekend.

To get around the issue right now, manually convert those books to MOBI then send to your Kindle.

itimpi · 01-21-2011, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Starson17

That's normal. If the entire file is a single .htm file, that's not too big, Calibre keeps it as an .htm. More often there are multiple related .htm and graphic files, so Calibre packs them all up into a zip. Calibre will unpack them as needed when it uses them.

I have found that even single HTML files normally get stored as a zip.

What I have found is prone to be stored as a .htm file is ones that have slightly misformed HTML with something like a </BODY> or a <HTML> tag missing. A browser normally handles that OK so loading it into a browser does not show up this error, but Calibre's parser seems not to do so.

jmjacobs · 01-21-2011, 02:38 PM

If the file is a misformed HTML file what can I do to fix the file so I can get it to convert and transfer to my Kindle?

Starson17 · 01-21-2011, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itimpi

I have found that even single HTML files normally get stored as a zip.

What I have found is prone to be stored as a .htm file is ones that have slightly misformed HTML with something like a </BODY> or a <HTML> tag missing. A browser normally handles that OK so loading it into a browser does not show up this error, but Calibre's parser seems not to do so.

Thanks for the correction. I must have been seeing problematical .htm files when I drew that conclusion. It also sounds like it would explain his problem. The storage as .htm instead of .zip is flagging an .htm error, which later interferes with the conversion process.

jmjacobs · 01-21-2011, 02:43 PM

I have tried converting the book individually without sending it to the device and I get the conversion fail message.

Starson17 · 01-21-2011, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmjacobs

I have tried converting the book individually without sending it to the device and I get the conversion fail message.

What is the error message? Click the spinning job icon, then select job details.

jmjacobs · 01-21-2011, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Starson17

What is the error message? Click the spinning job icon, then select job details.

Convert book 1 of 1 (Lola)
Resolved conversion options
calibre version: 0.7.40
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File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/oeb/base.py", line 857, in first_pass
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File "parser.pxi", line 1417, in lxml.etree._parseDoc (src/lxml/lxml.etree.c:71041)
File "parser.pxi", line 898, in lxml.etree._BaseParser._parseUnicodeDoc (src/lxml/lxml.etree.c:67581)
File "parser.pxi", line 539, in lxml.etree._ParserContext._handleParseResultDoc (src/lxml/lxml.etree.c:64257)
File "parser.pxi", line 625, in lxml.etree._handleParseResult (src/lxml/lxml.etree.c:65178)
File "parser.pxi", line 565, in lxml.etree._raiseParseError (src/lxml/lxml.etree.c:64521)
XMLSyntaxError: AttValue: " or ' expected, line 8, column 17

Parsing file 'Loving%20Lola%20-%20Lena%20Matthews.htm' as HTML
Forcing Loving%20Lola%20-%20Lena%20Matthews.htm into XHTML namespace
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/Python/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 147, in main
return run_entry_point()
File "/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/Python/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 116, in run_entry_point
return getattr(pmod, func)()
File "site-packages/calibre/utils/ipc/worker.py", line 107, in main
File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/convert/gui_conversion.py", line 24, in gui_convert
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py", line 855, in run
File "site-packages/calibre/customize/conversion.py", line 216, in __call__
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/html/input.py", line 295, in convert
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/html/input.py", line 374, in create_oebbook
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/oeb/base.py", line 224, in rewrite_links
File "lxml.etree.pyx", line 821, in lxml.etree._Element.text.__set__ (src/lxml/lxml.etree.c:33308)
File "apihelpers.pxi", line 646, in lxml.etree._setNodeText (src/lxml/lxml.etree.c:15287)
File "apihelpers.pxi", line 1295, in lxml.etree._utf8 (src/lxml/lxml.etree.c:20212)
ValueError: All strings must be XML compatible: Unicode or ASCII, no NULL bytes

01-21-2011, 01:50 PM	#1
jmjacobs Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Amazon Kindle 3	Trouble converting files Hello everyone, I am a new Calibre user. I have a large collection of ebooks and started to convert and transfer them to my new Kindle 3. The files that I uploaded are .htm files. However, when I added the books to Calibre most of them transferred as a .zip format and a few transferred as .htm files. When I went to send the books to my Kindle the files that transferred as .zip were converted and sent with no problem. The books that transferred as .htm format gave the following error. First is a caution sign with an ! that says "Could not upload the following books to the device, as no suitable formats were found. Convert the book(s) to a format supported by your device first." The second is a white x in a red box that says "Failed: Convert book 1 of 1." Can anyone tell me what I am doind wrong and what I need to do to be able to convert the books and send to my Kindle? I would really appreciate any help you can give me. Thank you!

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01-21-2011, 02:16 PM	#3
jmjacobs Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Amazon Kindle 3	I have looked at them in the viewer and everything except the cover image shows up.

01-21-2011, 02:25 PM	#4
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,488 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	It sounds like auto convert is not reconigizing htm files as valid input formats. Please open a ticket at http://bugs.calibre-ebook.com and assign it to john. This way I wont forget to look at it over the weekend. To get around the issue right now, manually convert those books to MOBI then send to your Kindle.

01-21-2011, 02:38 PM	#6
jmjacobs Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Amazon Kindle 3	If the file is a misformed HTML file what can I do to fix the file so I can get it to convert and transfer to my Kindle?

01-21-2011, 02:43 PM	#8
jmjacobs Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Amazon Kindle 3	I have tried converting the book individually without sending it to the device and I get the conversion fail message.