Mobi2Mobi Mobi2Mobi v0.13 - GUI for Mobiperl tools

[Jad]

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****Kindle AZW File Users Alert****
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Amazon Kindle (AZW) files now tie the Clipping Limit and TTF Flags into the DRM of the file. Using Mobi2Mobi (GUI) too remove these flags from DRM'd files will result in an unreadable file. Always ensure you only use Mobi2MobiGUI on copies of the original files.
Check the Kindle forum for more information regarding AZW DRM'd files.

v0.11 Has a fix courtesy of DiapDealer to address the potential truncation of the Mobi2Mobi output into the GUI textbox due to NULL characters in the text. The new v0.11 zip also contains the LoRes version of the GUI.

I have also finally released the current VB code for both the FAT & Slim versions of the GUI.

As always make sure you have backups of your files prior to making any mods, especially if you do in place modifications.

Note v0.11 Supports PRC, MOBI & AZW file extensions natively. Kindle users don't need to rename their AZW files to MOBI to use the GUI as some of the older guides on the web refer to older versions of the GUI.


Requirements:

MS .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Mobiperl Mobi2Mobi tool Perl/Win32 v0.0.42 or greater
VB Source Code requires MS Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition or greater

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Please have a play and feedback any comments you have. Make sure you read the ReadMe.txt for the GUI requirements.

The Mobi2Mobi GUI source code is being released under GPLv3. Note that the code is largely undocumented and is released as is. I'm not the tidiest programmer so excuse what are probably a bunch of big no no's in the code. If you make use of the code or make any improvements, please send me a copy as I'm always interested in learning.

[wmaurer]

You beat me to it ;-)

Although I was thinking about using Python so that it runs on Linux as well.

[jbenny]

As soon as I click on "Open File", it crashes. See attached screen dump. I'm running WinXP SP2 and have the dotNet v1 and v2 stuff installed. Other dotNet programs work ok.

[jbenny]

Originally Posted by wmaurer

You beat me to it ;-)

Although I was thinking about using Python so that it runs on Linux as well.

This could be a perfect opportunity to learn Mono

[Jad]

hi jbenny, thats very strange. I initially started development in VC#2008 but decided most people probably wouldn't have v3/3.5 of .NET. I checked the project and its built under .NET v2.0.50727 SP1. It sounds like one of the core system dlls is awol. You can always install the latest v3.5 of .NET as this includes the previous versions and just adds a bit of extra stuff.

Sorry for not having a more definative answer for you.

[Jad]

Ok back again. I did a check on a non SP1 v2 .NET install and I can reproduce the error that you got jbenny. I installed the SP1 update.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

And after the reboot the program worked fine. Give it a go and let me know if you are still having issues.

[Jad]

Ok my original reply has to be approved by a moderator apparently. jbenny, I tested on a non SP1 v2 .NET install and got the same error. Installing v2 .NET SP1 corrected this.

Give it a go and let me know how you went.

[JSWolf]

I've just receive a nice crash. I do have the latest .net 2 with all the updates. And I have the latest Mobi2Mobi v36.

System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file 'H:\E-Books\SonyReader\MobileRead\PRC\0-AD\mobidata.m2m' because it is being used by another process.

[Jad]

Thanks for the feedback Jon. I actually just got that error myself. I'll have to look at a better way of doing the open code. Currently I open a new process to run the Mobi2Mobi exe converting the PRC file to a temp MOBI file, at the same time I pipe the output to a text file 'mobidata.m2m'. I have a thread sleep command after the initial process runs before I then read the first line of the text file to retrieve the Database Name. Its a bit of a cludge and sometimes the initial process doesn't close before the system trys to read the file.

Does it do it to you all the time or just the once so far? I'll see if I can find a better way of doing this other than increasing the thread sleep time.

[Jad]

Ok back again.. I've squashed the 'Being used by another process' bug so hopefully this won't re-occur, also it speeds up the open file and convert process slighty as well. I'll release a v0.02 with these fixes as well as the ability to set a default path for your eBooks. Be up soon, got go get some free morning tea first.

[Ortep]

I really like a gui. Great job but I think I found a new bug.

The program starts, I can select the working directory, but as soon as I click the open file button I get:

[Jad]

Well the GUI is now almost a true frontend for Mobi2Mobi. I finally figured out the code to read the Mobi2Mobi output to parse out Author & Publisher details. I'll start playing with Cover Images next to get that working.

I also fixed the default eBook directory feature, which was supposed to work in v0.02 but due to my fat fingers I deleted a .Text in the wrong spot somewhere along the line and poof it stopped working.

Also quite a few people are having exception errors when using the GUI. You absolutely 100% must have Service Pack 1 for .NET Framework v2 installed. The only really easy way to check this is to open Add Remove Programs in the Control Panel and see what it says. The .NET Framework 2 entry should have Service Pack 1 as part of its name. If it doesn't you will need to install it.

[JSWolf]

I've merged the threads because there is no need for seperate threads for every new version.

Jad, you might want to remove the 002 attachment and place the 003 in place of it.

[Jad]

Thanks JSWolf, I've updated the original post with the new version of the GUI.

Did SP1 for .NET v2 fix your crashing problems??

Cheers again.

[JSWolf]

I just tried .03 and it didn't work. I'd put in the info and click convert and nothing.