pdftohtml Batch Conversion

[kad032000]

Is there a way to use the pdftohtml program that comes with calibre to convert multiple files at once?

[JeffElkins]

Originally Posted by kad032000

Is there a way to use the pdftohtml program that comes with calibre to convert multiple files at once?

I call a bash script:

$doloop pdftohtml

#!/bin/bash
#doloop script
OPERATION=$1
for file in ./*
do
$OPERATION $file
done
exit 0

[kad032000]

Cool, I'll give it a shot. Thanks!

[JeffElkins]

Originally Posted by kad032000

Cool, I'll give it a shot. Thanks!

Good luck. I also use variations of that script for other conversions, lit2lrf,mobi2lrf, etc.

[tompe]

Originally Posted by JeffElkins

I call a bash script:

$doloop pdftohtml

That seems like overkill. find or ls and xargs should work in this case:

  find . -name "*.html" | xargs pdftohtml

  ls -1 *.html | xargs pdftohtml

[kovidgoyal]

There is any2lrf so you shouldn't need to use variations.

[kad032000]

Can I get a Windows equivalent solution?

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by kad032000

Can I get a Windows equivalent solution?

Sure, create a batch file...

for %%i in (*.html) do any2lrf %%i

BOb

[JeffElkins]

Originally Posted by tompe

That seems like overkill. find or ls and xargs should work in this case:

  find . -name "*.html" | xargs pdftohtml

  ls -1 *.html | xargs pdftohtml

I use the script for other things, but thanks for the xargs tip.