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thyethye Posts: 6

Hi guys, I've been searching hi and low for a way to do this but it's just so hard and I cant find a solution.

I've downloaded an ebook with a format of .chm (http://rapidshare.com/files/44367580/OXHCLINM.rar if u guys want to have a go and help me figure it out). I can't seem to open it with the P1i (symbian UIQ 3)although I can view it with the computer. What should I do to get it working?

Also, what other programs should I download in case there are ebooks in other formats as well so I don't have to search again in the future! Seriously, I've been seraching for a few hours now and its killing me!

So please if anyone could help by telling me how could I read a .chm ebook which i downloaded on the P1i and also tell me what other prograns I should download for other ebooks in the future with different formats.

Thanks alot and your input is much appreciated!

thyethye!

PLS PLS HELP ME! IM DYING

. thanks again
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Posted: 2008-03-09 20:38:25
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Hobbs Posts: > 500

Download Mobipocket Reader and install on your P1.
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Posted: 2008-03-09 20:48:38
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AD Posts: > 500

I use a reader called Mobipocket to read ebooks on my P1, it only will let you view files in its' own format (.prc). They do however sell creation software that can covert from MSword (.doc), the reader is a free download btw, they also sell compatible ebooks through their website http://www.mobipocket.com

Hope this helps:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Compressed_HTML_Help

particularly the bit abou extractin to html

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Posted: 2008-03-09 20:59:23
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thyethye Posts: 6

hmm i tried using mobipocket but it wouldnt open the .chm file on the computer so i didn't bother installing to the p1i. i also tried importing the .chm fiel to mobireader but nothing changed.

what about extracting it to html? im not really sure. any hints? would mobireader open .html files then?

thanks.
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Posted: 2008-03-10 01:56:55
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Nipsen Posts: > 500

Mm..the joys of single platform formats, and bribing companies to adopt the format in order to conserve the consumer- base without competing on the actual quality of the service. Can you really blame Microsoft for having fun with all that, and earning money by forcing you to buy their software? It's just business, isn't it?

But yeah. You need to convert "microsoft- compiled html" into something else - html, for example. How, I'm not sure, but there's bound to be some hack around somewhere (and no doubt a lot of licensed solutions). And then you could import it in mobipocket creator and save it as something else, or just view the html.
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Posted: 2008-03-10 12:56:33
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thyethye Posts: 6

right so from what i understand now, mobireader CANNOT read the .chm file am i right?

I have to somehow find a way to convert the .chm file to a .html file which mobireader can then import and read?

any clues guys?

really neeed to find a way to read that .chm file on my P1i

thanks for the input as of now!

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Posted: 2008-03-10 12:59:36
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Nipsen Posts: > 500

Right. Only Mikkesoft reader can read the .chm (known as Compiled html/Compiled help- file/Microsoft- compiled html).

(Which is produced by a number of their developer products, not just for internal help- files... for unbeknownst reasons having to do with brilliant market- strategy).

Solution: don't buy .lit or .chm files. Don't trust it's possible to painlessly convert chm to html - and start using platform- independent solutions instead, or at least formats that are documented and portable across platforms.

btw: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Compressed_HTML_Help

(But note the "free" method dumps the files in tiny small files depending on the structure in the document.)
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Posted: 2008-03-10 13:23:25
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Hobbs Posts: > 500

Try find the same e-book in the mobipocket format.There are so many free mobipocket e-books out there to enjoy.
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Posted: 2008-03-10 14:13:29
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AD Posts: > 500

Yep, but here's the trick - once you have it in html, open it in Word, save it to .doc, then create to mobipocket with the creator - bit labourious though.....

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Posted: 2008-03-10 19:18:26
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thyethye Posts: 6

right, i've converted it to html, but there are lots of files and folders now.

how do i change it to .doc? one by one will take a while cause its quite a lot of files and folders. or did i just convert it to .html wrongly?

regarding free books in mobipocket format, what is its format actually?

and also, i cant find the book i want on mobipocket. its a medical book as im a medical student. oxford handbook of clinical medicine if anyone knows where to find it?

thanks again for those who help!

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Posted: 2008-03-11 11:45:55
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