Converting from HTML to EPUB, no toc

rickhan · 09-29-2017, 02:27 AM

My zip file is full of HTM files and JPG files. There is no toc or index.
I can import to Calibre, but converting misses most of the files (like all but one). File size of the new EPUB is tiny compared to the zip file size.

Do I have to create a toc or index file before I add to Calibre?
And if so, how?

kovidgoyal · 09-29-2017, 02:56 AM

Yes, https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...specific-order

rickhan · 09-30-2017, 12:26 AM

Thank you.
Also found a cmd script on stackoverflow that I modified:

@echo off
echo ^<html^> > toc
for %%i in (*.htm) do echo ^<a href="./%%~nxi"^>%%~ni^</a^>^<br/^> >> toc
for %%i in (*.jpg) do echo ^<a href="./%%~nxi"^>%%~ni^</a^>^<br/^> >> toc
echo ^</html^> >> toc
ren toc toc.html
pause

Makes it much faster to get the basic file. Then edit with notepad++ and rename the toc.html file to author-title.html, and then import the file into Calibre.

09-29-2017, 02:27 AM	#1
rickhan Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: PC	Converting from HTML to EPUB, no toc My zip file is full of HTM files and JPG files. There is no toc or index. I can import to Calibre, but converting misses most of the files (like all but one). File size of the new EPUB is tiny compared to the zip file size. Do I have to create a toc or index file before I add to Calibre? And if so, how?

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09-29-2017, 02:56 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Yes, https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...specific-order

09-30-2017, 12:26 AM	#3
rickhan Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: PC	Thank you. Also found a cmd script on stackoverflow that I modified: @echo off echo ^<html^> > toc for %%i in (.htm) do echo ^<a href="./%%~nxi"^>%%~ni^</a^>^<br/^> >> toc for %%i in (.jpg) do echo ^<a href="./%%~nxi"^>%%~ni^</a^>^<br/^> >> toc echo ^</html^> >> toc ren toc toc.html pause Makes it much faster to get the basic file. Then edit with notepad++ and rename the toc.html file to author-title.html, and then import the file into Calibre.