RE: File not seen error

The short answer is that you can't just change the version number of an
EPUB 2 and get a valid EPUB 3.



Another short answer is that you can't just add an 'x' to the extension of
an html file and get valid XHTML content.



The longer answer is that the epub is riddled with errors because of that
strategy. I would suggest reverting back to an epub 2 file and fixing the
structural problems with your zip archive first (cover.jpg is in a
subdirectory, for example, toc.xhtml isn't found because you left the
extension as .html, stylesheet.css is nowhere to be found, the mimetype file
has an extra hard return, etc. etc. etc.).



After you fix those problems, you can tackle all the invalid xhtml, like
fixing necessary self-closing tags, escaping ampersands in URLs, etc. It's
all fun and games to have broken xhtml until someone tries to open your
book in a reading system that uses an xml parser and gets nothing but error
pages.


Matt



*From:* C.J.S. Hayward [mailto:christos.jonathan.hayward@gmail.com]
*Sent:* November 3, 2017 5:07 AM
*To:* public-epubcheck@w3.org
*Subject:* File not seen error



I'm working with an ePub file, and KindleGen is giving numerous warnings
about missing close tags, and (at least in one case) a real error that I
don't yet understand. (I'm having a little more trouble identifying files
and lines with ePubChecker.)



The KindleGen error is:



Error(core):E1005: Could not access file.

      in file: /tmp/mobi-KViwv6/OEBPS/title-page.xhtml



In the directory I zipped the ePub file from, there is an OEBPS/content.opf
and an OEBPS/title-page.xhtml:



*content.opf:*

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8">

<package xmlns="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf" unique-identifier="BookID"

  version="3.0">

    <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"

      xmlns:opf="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf">

        <dc:title>A Wonderful Life</dc:title>

        <dc:creator opf:role="aut">C.J.S. Hayward</dc:creator>

        <dc:language>en-US</dc:language>

        <dc:rights>© 1993-2017 by C.J.S. Hayward. Distribute
freely.</dc:rights>

        <dc:publisher>C.J.S. Hayward Publications,
CJSHayward.com</dc:publisher>

        <dc:identifier id="BookID"

           opf:scheme="UUID">C.J.S. HaywardWisdom Literature</dc:identifier>

        <meta name="cover" content="cover-image" />

    </metadata>

    <manifest>

        <item id="cover-image" href="cover.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />

        <item id="ncx" href="toc.xhtml" media-type="application/x-dtbncx+xml"
/>

        <item id="style" href="stylesheet.css" media-type="text/css" />

        <item id="pagetemplate" href="page-template.xpgt"

          media-type="application/vnd.adobe-page-template+xml" />

        <item id="titlepage" href="title-page.xhtml"

          media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

        <item id="doxology" href="doxology.xhtml"
media-type="application/xhtml+

xml" />

<item id="letters" href="letters.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="apprentice" href="apprentice.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+
xml"

 />

<item id="providence" href="providence.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+
xml"

 />

<item id="father" href="father.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="money" href="money.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="love" href="love.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="meatspace" href="meatspace.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/

>

<item id="sacrament" href="sacrament.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/

>

<item id="commentary" href="commentary.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+
xml"

 />

<item id="gandhi" href="gandhi.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="exotic" href="exotic.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="steel" href="steel.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="narnia" href="narnia.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="repentance-heavens-best-kept-secret"
href="repentance-heavens-best-kep

t-secret.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="unashamed" href="unashamed.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/

>

<item id="silence" href="silence.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="open" href="open.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="hydra" href="hydra.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="ordinary" href="ordinary.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="athanasius" href="athanasius.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+
xml"

 />

<item id="philaret" href="philaret.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="joy" href="joy.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="gamechanger" href="gamechanger.xhtml"
media-type="application/xhtml+xm

l" />

<item id="pet" href="pet.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="rules-of-engagement" href="rules-of-engagement.xhtml"
media-type="appl

ication/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="grace" href="grace.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="no_rights" href="no_rights.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/

>

<item id="memoirs" href="memoirs.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="contemplation" href="contemplation.xhtml"
media-type="application/xhtm

l+xml" />

<item id="arena" href="arena.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="decisive" href="decisive.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="maximum" href="maximum.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="pride" href="pride.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="survive" href="survive.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="find-a-job" href="find-a-job.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+
xml"

 />

<item id="russia" href="russia.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="spectacles" href="spectacles.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+
xml"

 />

<item id="maximos" href="maximos.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="blackbird" href="blackbird.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/

>

<item id="profoundly-gifted" href="profoundly-gifted.xhtml"
media-type="applicat

ion/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="zeitgeist" href="zeitgeist.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/

>

<item id="martial-arts" href="martial-arts.xhtml"
media-type="application/xhtml+

xml" />

<item id="now" href="now.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="best" href="best.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="death" href="death.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="sermon" href="sermon.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="desire" href="desire.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="icons" href="icons.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="transcendent" href="transcendent.xhtml"
media-type="application/xhtml+

xml" />

<item id="halloween" href="halloween.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/

>

<item id="disruptive-unbranding" href="disruptive-unbranding.xhtml"
media-type="

application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="humor" href="humor.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="pleasure" href="pleasure.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="hell" href="hell.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="God" href="God.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="admin" href="admin.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="strength" href="strength.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="mindstorm" href="mindstorm.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/

>

<item id="modus" href="modus.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="lent" href="lent.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="treasure" href="treasure.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="jesus-prayer" href="jesus-prayer.xhtml"
media-type="application/xhtml+

xml" />

<item id="monarchy" href="monarchy.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="pilgrim" href="pilgrim.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="punk-eek" href="punk-eek.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="creation" href="creation.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="plato" href="plato.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="picture" href="picture.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="avatar" href="avatar.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="social-antibodies" href="social-antibodies.xhtml"
media-type="applicat

ion/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="backswing" href="backswing.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/

>

<item id="singularity" href="singularity.xhtml"
media-type="application/xhtml+xm

l" />

<item id="women" href="women.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="fulfillment" href="fulfillment.xhtml"
media-type="application/xhtml+xm

l" />

<item id="dissent" href="dissent.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"
/>

<item id="yoke" href="yoke.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="spirit" href="spirit.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="how-shall-we-live" href="how-shall-we-live.xhtml"
media-type="applicat

ion/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="treasures-in-heaven" href="treasures-in-heaven.xhtml"
media-type="appl

ication/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="attraction" href="attraction.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+
xml"

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<item id="secret" href="secret.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="orthodox-martial-art" href="orthodox-martial-art.xhtml"
media-type="ap

plication/xhtml+xml" />

<item id="work-mystic" href="work-mystic.xhtml"
media-type="application/xhtml+xm

l" />

<item id="life" href="life.xhtml" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />



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    <spine toc="ncx">

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<itemref idref="letters" />

<itemref idref="apprentice" />

<itemref idref="providence" />

<itemref idref="father" />

<itemref idref="money" />

<itemref idref="love" />

<itemref idref="meatspace" />

<itemref idref="sacrament" />

<itemref idref="commentary" />

<itemref idref="gandhi" />

<itemref idref="exotic" />

<itemref idref="steel" />

<itemref idref="narnia" />

<itemref idref="repentance-heavens-best-kept-secret" />

<itemref idref="unashamed" />

<itemref idref="silence" />

<itemref idref="open" />

<itemref idref="hydra" />

<itemref idref="ordinary" />

<itemref idref="athanasius" />

<itemref idref="philaret" />

<itemref idref="joy" />

<itemref idref="gamechanger" />

<itemref idref="pet" />

<itemref idref="rules-of-engagement" />

<itemref idref="grace" />

<itemref idref="no_rights" />

<itemref idref="memoirs" />

<itemref idref="contemplation" />

<itemref idref="arena" />

<itemref idref="decisive" />

<itemref idref="maximum" />

<itemref idref="pride" />

<itemref idref="survive" />

<itemref idref="find-a-job" />

<itemref idref="russia" />

<itemref idref="spectacles" />

<itemref idref="maximos" />

<itemref idref="blackbird" />

<itemref idref="profoundly-gifted" />

<itemref idref="zeitgeist" />

<itemref idref="martial-arts" />

<itemref idref="now" />

<itemref idref="best" />

<itemref idref="death" />

<itemref idref="sermon" />

<itemref idref="desire" />

<itemref idref="icons" />

<itemref idref="transcendent" />

<itemref idref="halloween" />

<itemref idref="disruptive-unbranding" />

<itemref idref="humor" />

<itemref idref="pleasure" />

<itemref idref="hell" />

<itemref idref="God" />

<itemref idref="admin" />

<itemref idref="strength" />

<itemref idref="mindstorm" />

<itemref idref="modus" />

<itemref idref="lent" />

<itemref idref="treasure" />

<itemref idref="jesus-prayer" />

<itemref idref="monarchy" />

<itemref idref="pilgrim" />

<itemref idref="punk-eek" />

<itemref idref="creation" />

<itemref idref="plato" />

<itemref idref="picture" />

<itemref idref="avatar" />

<itemref idref="social-antibodies" />

<itemref idref="backswing" />

<itemref idref="singularity" />

<itemref idref="women" />

<itemref idref="fulfillment" />

<itemref idref="dissent" />

<itemref idref="yoke" />

<itemref idref="spirit" />

<itemref idref="how-shall-we-live" />

<itemref idref="treasures-in-heaven" />

<itemref idref="attraction" />

<itemref idref="secret" />

<itemref idref="orthodox-martial-art" />

<itemref idref="work-mystic" />

<itemref idref="life" />



    </spine>

    <guide>

        <reference href="cover.html" type="cover" title="Cover" />

    </guide>

</package>





*title-page.xhtml:*

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"

  xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops">

    <head>

        <title>A Wonderful Life</title>

        <style type="text/css">

            body

                {

                text-align: center;

                }

        </style>

    </head>

    <body>

        <h1>A Wonderful Life</h1>

        <h2>by<br />C.J.S. Hayward</h2>

        <p>C.J.S. Hayward Publications, Wheaton</p>

    </body>

</html>



The ePub file, such as I have, is online now at http://haywardfamily.org/
Wisdom%20Literature.epub. It is large because of the volume of text; its
structure though is meant to be almost at a "Hello, world!" level of
simplicity.



-- 

Christos Jonathan Seth Hayward,

An Orthodox Christian author.

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