Mobiperl Mobiperl - Perl tools for handling MobiPocket files

[tompe]

Originally Posted by nrapallo

p.s. you can see from my script that I commented out

#use strict;

I did so because I was getting compile erros due to my setup/code not being 100% accurate. Do you know what breaks when I use:

#use strict;

I have left Windows so I cannot check. If you give me the error message I probably know what it is.

Could you for next version add POD documentation also to the file? You can read it by "perldoc mobi2imp.pl". You should also check that the binary for version 2 works so we know that the process is working.

[nrapallo]

Originally Posted by tompe

I have left Windows so I cannot check. If you give me the error message I probably know what it is.

Could you for next version add POD documentation also to the file? You can read it by "perldoc mobi2imp.pl". You should also check that the binary for version 2 works so we know that the process is working.

Strange, but it works now with 'use strict;' Must be the recent p5-Palm library I updated or some other lib.

I will try to copy your example for POD as I do not have a linux setup and am blind here.

-Nick

[tompe]

Originally Posted by nrapallo

I will try to copy your example for POD as I do not have a linux setup and am blind here.

I think the pod commands work in Windows also. If perldoc does not work look for pod2* (e.g. pod2txt mobi2html).

[nrapallo]

Originally Posted by Gudy

Getting mobi2imp from version 0.0.31 to compile under Windows is not really a problem (see attached Makefile(.txt) and .zip), but when I try to run the resulting .exe on a .prc, I get an OLE warning, probably because I don't have eBook Publisher installed.

That's exactly right! In the code I did not explicitly check that it was installed, just die if it isn't (with that obscure OLE/interface message).

Installing the free eBook Publisher software from http://www.ebooktechnologies.com/sup...r_download.htm will get rid of that error.

-Nick

[nrapallo]

Originally Posted by tompe

Yes, it was easy. Just tested it and put the Windows binaries on the web page.

I just tried your Windows mobi2imp.exe binaries and it works flawlessly.

Now to update mobi2imp (version 2 to version 3) BEFORE the next release...

-Nick

[Gudy]

Originally Posted by nrapallo

That's exactly right! In the code I did not explicitly check that it was installed, just die if it isn't (with that obscure OLE/interface message).

Not a problem. I figured it out when I looked at the code after posting this here.

Making the error message a bit less obscure might not be a bad idea, though, because it's not immediately obvious that mobi2imp needs eBook Publisher in order to function.

[pvdv]

Am i the only one who's having problems running the (latest) mobiperl .exe's on Core2 Duo T7300 CPU (using Vista) ?

they always crash....

[DMcCunney]

Originally Posted by pvdv

Am i the only one who's having problems running the (latest) mobiperl .exe's on Core2 Duo T7300 CPU (using Vista) ?

they always crash....

They run here, but I'm on XP Pro, not Vista. Do the older versions work on your system?
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Dennis

[pvdv]

none of the older versions work on my Vista system. I also have an XP machine, and they indeed do work on those, but i have to evacuate my entire top floor to be able to reach it...., so i work mostly on my Vista system...

Is there anyone who is able or willing to compile a Vista/core2duo compatible version? (if that is indeed the problem)

[DMcCunney]

Originally Posted by pvdv

none of the older versions work on my Vista system. I also have an XP machine, and they indeed do work on those, but i have to evacuate my entire top floor to be able to reach it...., so i work mostly on my Vista system...

Is there anyone who is able or willing to compile a Vista/core2duo compatible version? (if that is indeed the problem)

I think the problem is Vista. Install the programs as Administrator, and make sure they are set to Run As Administrator. they are probably doing something Vista considers low level access and blocking.
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Dennis

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by nrapallo

I just tried your Windows mobi2imp.exe binaries and it works flawlessly.

Now to update mobi2imp (version 2 to version 3) BEFORE the next release...

-Nick

If I make a Mobi format eBook based on HarryT's directions, will mobi2imp make a better eBook then Book Designer (now that I have the updated DLL)?

[pvdv]

@ DMcCunney: I already did that i'm afraid....no succes.
It does start to do things, but when it says it's saving the .mobi file, my CPU starts making over-hours and it "hangs"...no file is being saved..

[nrapallo]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If I make a Mobi format eBook based on HarryT's directions, will mobi2imp make a better eBook then Book Designer (now that I have the updated DLL)?

Only if you have colour / grayscale images will 'mobi2imp' make a better .IMP version.

Also, the 'margins' and 'text-justification' can be better controlled in the mobi2imp (especially if you are using just the mobi2imp.pl perl script and not the windows binaries).

By the way, there is another fix (see my TIP: thread) that allows some margin settings to survive in the .imp version. But it is somewhat cumbersome.

With mobi2imp, just beware that you're stuck with any inconsistencies (if any) introduced by the .prc/.mobi original when converting over. However, 'mobi2imp' also creates a .opf that can be loaded into eBook Publisher and from there you can further edit/build it.

All in all, I like the output of mobi2imp. Unfortunately, I don't have much hands-on experience using BD, so I really can't say which is better.

We are on the right track though...

How exactly do you prepare the 3 popular formats of an ebook? If you make three successive calls to 'Make eBooks', then there is not much time to save by only making two successive calls to 'Make eBooks' and one mobi2imp invocation.

Regards,

-Nick

[nrapallo]

tompe:

I updated mobi2imp.pl from version 2 (included in the Mobiperl v0.0.31 distribution) to version 4. Please include this version for any future distribution.

Things that changed:

- Now better indicates that eBook Publisher must be installed first.
- now takes '--1200' and '--1100' to allow for the simultaneous creation of the REB 1200 and REB 1100 versions along with the EBW 1150 .IMP version.
- conversly, if '--1150' is specified, then the EBW 1150 .IMP version is NOT created.

I also attach the external program windows users can have 'mobi2imp' execute to 'fix' corrupt images within the .prc (that the eBook Publisher software says it can't handle). It is called nconvert.exe and is freely distributable.

If you choose to not include this external program in Mobiperl, then please comment out that 'system nconvert.exe' call line in sub fix_image_tags.

I am just learning about POD documentation, so haven't done anything yet for 'mobi2imp'.

-Nick

[JSWolf]

nrapallo, can you try the following Mobi format eBook with your Pearl script please? I'd like to know how it compares to the IMP version as output by Book Designer.

Mobi Edition as created using HarryT's directions
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13606

IMP version created using Book Designer
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17586

Thanks!