Re: File not seen error

​Thank you; your reply helped me shift gears, use a slower calibre
ebook-convert to generate ePubs now, and (when I have time) tackle all the
nitty-gritty you mentioned.

I'd love your further comments when I have a revision worth mentioning and
ideally worth criticizing.​

On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 7:29 AM, Matt Garrish <matt.garrish@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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"
>
>  />
>
> <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" />
>
>
>
>     </manifest>
>
>     <spine toc="ncx">
>
>         <itemref idref="doxology" />
>
> <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.
>
> Amazon <http://amazon.com/author/cjshayward> - email
> <christos.jonathan.hayward@gmail.com> - website <https://cjshayward.com>.
>
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> <https://gofundme.com/the-holy-mountain>
>



-- 
Christos Jonathan Seth Hayward,
An Orthodox Christian author.
Amazon <http://amazon.com/author/cjshayward> - email
<christos.jonathan.hayward@gmail.com> - website <https://cjshayward.com>.
Would you help me get to Mount Athos?
<https://gofundme.com/the-holy-mountain>