Another dumb question

crutledge · 05-18-2013, 08:16 AM

Sigil Validation produces the following error for the attached file.

Quote:

OEBPS/Text/005 N/A This resource is reachable but not present in the OPF <manifest>. "Reachable" means that a reference of some kind that points to this resource exists in the epub.

The file is in the Manifest and Spine and it's formating seems identical to the other entries.

The source file passes through HTML Tidy with no errors or warnings.

The ePub file passes through Kindlepreviewer with no errors or warnings.

Is it just my old eyeballs?

Thanks,
Charlie

DiapDealer · 05-18-2013, 09:18 AM

In your table of contents ("A Martian Odyssey_002.htm") file you have:

Code:

<div class="center">
  <a href="005">THE WORLDS OF IF</a>
</div>

I'm guessing that href (that really IS pointing to something unmanifested) was intended to be

Code:

../Text/A%20Martian%20Odyssey_0007.htm#Ref_005

It's really unfortunate that the actual "reference(s) of some kind that point(s) to this resource" isn't identified (files and line numbers where they occur) as well in this type of error message. In situations like this, that info would be much handier than the path to a clearly unmanifested, non-existent file alone would be.

For future reference, when one of these types of errors has you going bug-eyed, just search all html files for the last part of that bogus file path in the error message. For example:

Code:

OEBPS/Text/fubared_href_attribute

You would search all html files for something like:

Code:

href="fubared_href_attribute"

Perkin · 05-18-2013, 09:20 AM

Inside the epub, in 'A Martian Odyssey_0002.html', line 38 you've got a href="005", should that should be something different?

Edit: Just beaten to it.

DiapDealer · 05-18-2013, 09:31 AM

Team effort. Hockey gives two assists.

05-18-2013, 09:18 AM	#2
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,358 Karma: 203720150 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	In your table of contents ("A Martian Odyssey_002.htm") file you have: Code: <div class="center"> <a href="005">THE WORLDS OF IF</a> </div> I'm guessing that href (that really IS pointing to something unmanifested) was intended to be Code: ../Text/A%20Martian%20Odyssey_0007.htm#Ref_005 It's really unfortunate that the actual "reference(s) of some kind that point(s)* to this resource"* isn't identified (files and line numbers where they occur) as well in this type of error message. In situations like this, that info would be much handier than the path to a clearly unmanifested, non-existent file alone would be. For future reference, when one of these types of errors has you going bug-eyed, just search all html files for the last part of that bogus file path in the error message. For example: Code: OEBPS/Text/fubared_href_attribute You would search all html files for something like: Code: href="fubared_href_attribute" Last edited by DiapDealer; 05-18-2013 at 09:42 AM.

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05-18-2013, 09:20 AM	#3
Perkin Guru Posts: 657 Karma: 64171 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kent, England, Sol 3, ZZ9 plural Z Alpha Device: Sony PRS-300, Kobo Aura HD, iPad (Marvin)	Inside the epub, in 'A Martian Odyssey_0002.html', line 38 you've got a href="005", should that should be something different? Edit: Just beaten to it.

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