Unable to convert one Steven Harper book

tselling · 07-21-2009, 04:06 PM

I recently purchased 3 Steven Harper books in the Silent Empire series from Amazon ($1.79 each). 2 of the 3 convert fine. Dreamer will not convert. This ebook does not seem to have any DRM. Mobipocket Creator and mobi2mobi do not complain about the Dreamer file. But I wanted to use Calibre to edit the metadata (add cover etc) but cannot get it to convert.

I tried both latest Calibre 5 and 6.

I also cannot seem to copy/paste the details from the failed conversion window (running under Vista). Is there a log file somewhere?

Anyway part of the error details is:
Malformed Markup, using BeautifulSoup
...
Value Error: All strings must be XML Compatible:Unicode or ASCII, no null bytes.

kovidgoyal · 07-21-2009, 05:21 PM

You need to open a ticket and attach the file`

tselling · 07-22-2009, 01:36 PM

I see you saw the ticket and fixed for next release. Thanks.

07-21-2009, 04:06 PM	#1
tselling Addict Posts: 366 Karma: 510 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: NookColor (MiRage/CM7.2 & Moon+ Reader Pro)	Unable to convert one Steven Harper book I recently purchased 3 Steven Harper books in the Silent Empire series from Amazon ($1.79 each). 2 of the 3 convert fine. Dreamer will not convert. This ebook does not seem to have any DRM. Mobipocket Creator and mobi2mobi do not complain about the Dreamer file. But I wanted to use Calibre to edit the metadata (add cover etc) but cannot get it to convert. I tried both latest Calibre 5 and 6. I also cannot seem to copy/paste the details from the failed conversion window (running under Vista). Is there a log file somewhere? Anyway part of the error details is: Malformed Markup, using BeautifulSoup ... Value Error: All strings must be XML Compatible:Unicode or ASCII, no null bytes. Last edited by tselling; 07-21-2009 at 04:26 PM.

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07-21-2009, 05:21 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,321 Karma: 23661992 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You need to open a ticket and attach the file`

07-22-2009, 01:36 PM	#3
tselling Addict Posts: 366 Karma: 510 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: NookColor (MiRage/CM7.2 & Moon+ Reader Pro)	I see you saw the ticket and fixed for next release. Thanks.

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