'apos' error

loraw · 10-17-2011, 01:45 PM

Hi,
When I validate my epub file, it gives me an error
ERROR: /OEBPS/content.opf(6): Entity 'apos' is undeclared.

The only place I find 'apos' is in the content.opf file. There is an apostrophe in the title. The code is as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<package xmlns="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" unique-identifier="bookid" version="2.0">
<metadata>
<meta name="generator" content="Adobe InDesign"/>
<meta name="cover" content="x5150.png"/>
<dc:title>A Country Doctor's Journal</dc:title>

I changed it to see what would happen to this:
<dc:title>A Country Doctors Journal</dc:title>

However, I'm still getting the same error.

Does anyone know what I'm missing and how to fix it?

Thanks,
lw

loraw · 10-17-2011, 03:25 PM

FYI: In case anyone encounters this error, I did get to the bottom of it. In the file info. description I removed the apostrophe form the document title and author title. That solved the problem. I tried changing the code but it still gave me an error. $apos; is valid XHTML, not HTML. I tried HTML code $#39; but I still got an error.

lw

Doitsu · 10-17-2011, 04:21 PM

Simply replace $apos; with an actual apostrophe or a typographic apostrophe (’ )

Jellby · 10-18-2011, 02:58 AM

In the OPF and NCX files you cannot use named entities, anyway.

10-17-2011, 01:45 PM	#1
loraw lw Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: ipad	'apos' error Hi, When I validate my epub file, it gives me an error ERROR: /OEBPS/content.opf(6): Entity 'apos' is undeclared. The only place I find 'apos' is in the content.opf file. There is an apostrophe in the title. The code is as follows: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> <package xmlns="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" unique-identifier="bookid" version="2.0"> <metadata> <meta name="generator" content="Adobe InDesign"/> <meta name="cover" content="x5150.png"/> <dc:title>A Country Doctor's Journal</dc:title> I changed it to see what would happen to this: <dc:title>A Country Doctors Journal</dc:title> However, I'm still getting the same error. Does anyone know what I'm missing and how to fix it? Thanks, lw

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10-17-2011, 03:25 PM	#2
loraw lw Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: ipad	FYI: In case anyone encounters this error, I did get to the bottom of it. In the file info. description I removed the apostrophe form the document title and author title. That solved the problem. I tried changing the code but it still gave me an error. $apos; is valid XHTML, not HTML. I tried HTML code $#39; but I still got an error. lw

10-17-2011, 04:21 PM	#3
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,584 Karma: 22735033 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	Simply replace $apos; with an actual apostrophe or a typographic apostrophe (’ )

10-18-2011, 02:58 AM	#4
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,516 Karma: 18512745 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	In the OPF and NCX files you cannot use named entities, anyway.

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