Re: HTML → EPUB: Either "Out of memory" or "openBinaryFile: invalid argument (Invalid argument)"

[Anders Eriksson DC <anders-gxScWWR+X5axBppYLAEN5wC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org>]

On 2020-04-21 20:21, John MacFarlane wrote:
> Yes, pandoc can use stdin (see the manual), but only when
> files aren't explicitly specified on the command line.  You
> can't use stdin AND name input files, as in your batch file.
>
> I have no idea why you wouldn't be getting shell expansion
> of *.html; maybe someone who uses Windows could comment.
> Are there perhaps special characters or spaces in your
> .html file names?  Try
>
> pandoc "*.html"
Windows doesn't support shell expansion!
You need to create a batch file or run in PowerShell ...
More info here
https://superuser.com/questions/460598/is-there-any-way-to-get-the-windows-cmd-shell-to-expand-wildcard-paths

// Anders
> Heck Lennon <frdtheman-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes:
>
>> Per this thread…
>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/pandoc-discuss/eMfCGU3Gn8E/bEhyLpUYBAAJ
>> … I named the batch file pandoc.cmd, and re-ran the command thusly:
>>
>> echo output.epub | pandoc *.html -
>>
>> It runs for a few minutes, and ends with displaying some HTML… but no .epub
>> can be found.
>>
>> I assume I'm not using the command correctly. Can pandoc use the standard
>> input?
>>
>>
>> Le mardi 21 avril 2020 12:10:30 UTC+2, Heck Lennon a écrit :
>>> It's Windows (7, 32 bits) and pandoc 2.9.2.1.
>>>
>>> Le mardi 21 avril 2020 07:40:45 UTC+2, John MacFarlane a écrit :
>>>>
>>>> That's extremely strange.  Your shell should be expanding the *
>>>> in *.html before it even gets to pandoc.  So if pandoc can see
>>>> the *, your shell hasn't done what it's supposed to.
>>>>
>>>> What OS are you using, and what version of pandoc?
>>>>
>>>> Heck Lennon <frdt...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Windows (7, 32 bits), I'm trying to convert a ~450 page PDF into
>>>> EPUB.
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. I used "mutool draw" to convert the PDF into a single, ~10MB HTML:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> pandoc -f html -t epub3 -o output.epub input.html
>>>>>
>>>>> (~10mn wait on my sluggish computer)
>>>>>
>>>>> "Out of memory":
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. Next, I reran "mutool draw" to convert the PDF as one page = one
>>>> HTML
>>>>> page:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> pandoc -o output.epub  *.html
>>>>>
>>>>> pandoc: *.html: openBinaryFile: invalid argument (Invalid argument)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 3.Finally, I used pandoc to concatenate all the HTML files, but still
>>>> got a
>>>>> "openBinaryFile: invalid argument (Invalid argument)".
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> pandoc *.html > full.html
>>>>>
>>>>> pandoc: *.html: openBinaryFile: invalid argument (Invalid argument)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What do you suggest I try?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>
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