04-30-2011, 04:57 AM | #1 |
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.Txt -> .Html -> .Zip Problem
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I took a .txt file, converted it to .htm without adding anything, and tried to add it to the library... however, it turns it into a zip file that, upon opening, seems to not have any available formats - no matter what I do. I tried adding the .htm file by editing the metadata to no avail. Can anyone help? I am running OSX if that matters. Thanks everyone!! Gala |
04-30-2011, 05:02 AM | #2 |
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I'm confused: You added the TXT to your library, converted it to HTML in Calibre, and tried to add the HTML to the library? It should already have been in there as a new format in the book entry.
HTML files being added as ZIP files is normal- Calibre follows the links and embedded elements and gathers up the locally saved ones into a ZIP container. |
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04-30-2011, 05:04 AM | #3 |
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No, I converted the text in Microsoft Word to html because it had a ton of broken words in the file. I added the resulting html file to the library, which converted to zip. I can't view or convert that resulting zip file - I always get an error message about no formats being available, etc.
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04-30-2011, 05:09 AM | #4 |
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That's odd. Is the ZIP file listed in the formats pane of that book entry?
Have you tried re-adding the HTML? If that doesn't work, can you open the ZIP file with a compression program (e.g. 7zip)? |
04-30-2011, 05:11 AM | #5 |
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Yes, it is listed. I can open the zip file. Even when I convert it within Calibre and then try to view or convert the zip file, I still get the error...
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Is the HTML that you save out of Word valid (as in "can you open it with a browser")? Try using the simplified HTML save option in Word. If all else fails, save to RTF from Word and try adding that. |
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04-30-2011, 05:26 AM | #7 |
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Yup, that's what I mean by "it"... When I convert it from text and view it on my Kindle, a lot of the words still end up broken, which is why I wanted to save it as html. The html file is valid and I did try the simplified save option - still the same problems
However, saving it as an RTF did work! Though I'd love to figure out what the heck went wrong, this'll work fine for now. Thank you for your help!! |
04-30-2011, 06:05 AM | #8 |
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You could try to repeat the steps you made with Calibre running in debug mode (press Ctrl+Shift+R while in Calibre to restart in debug mode). That may give some insight into what went wrong.
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