Calibredb add after ebook-convert fails

spullar · 03-04-2010, 01:45 PM

I am converting a recipe to epub using ebook-convert. When it is finished I am trying to add the epub to the database but I keep getting errors

Code:

Output saved to   /home/scott/calibre/star.epub
scott@ubuntu:~/calibre$ calibredb add -d star.epub
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/tmp/init.py", line 48, in <module>
  File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/library/cli.py", line 729, in main
  File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/library/cli.py", line 364, in command_add
  File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/library/cli.py", line 129, in get_db
  File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/startup.py", line 81, in my_abspath
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/posixpath.py", line 337, in abspath
    if not isabs(path):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/posixpath.py", line 52, in isabs
    return s.startswith('/')
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'startswith'

kovidgoyal · 03-04-2010, 01:49 PM

Use calibredb --library-path

spullar · 03-04-2010, 01:57 PM

is there a config file that can be edited so that the path doesn't need to be entered in every time? Also the --library-path option is not listed in the --help.

kovidgoyal · 03-04-2010, 02:04 PM

Run the GUI once and the library path will be set.

spullar · 03-04-2010, 02:09 PM

the computer I am running on doesn't have the X server running on it. everything I do is through SSH or web interface

kovidgoyal · 03-04-2010, 02:14 PM

well run the gui on a another computer and copy over the config files. You can see them via preferences->advanced

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03-04-2010, 01:49 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,620 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Use calibredb --library-path

03-04-2010, 01:57 PM	#3
spullar Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: nook	is there a config file that can be edited so that the path doesn't need to be entered in every time? Also the --library-path option is not listed in the --help.

03-04-2010, 02:04 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,620 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Run the GUI once and the library path will be set.

03-04-2010, 02:09 PM	#5
spullar Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: nook	the computer I am running on doesn't have the X server running on it. everything I do is through SSH or web interface

03-04-2010, 02:14 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,620 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	well run the gui on a another computer and copy over the config files. You can see them via preferences->advanced

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