Trouble creating catlog with new version 0.7.36

dreamsgate · 01-01-2011, 11:11 PM

I like to use the Create Catalog feature of Calibre and haven't had any problems until latest release (0.7.36), I didn't change much except added custom column to be added to comments and then hit apply and create catalog.

The catalog keeps aborting and gives the following error message, I gather something is wrong with thumbnail cache but I am not catching what is wrong or even more important how to fix it.

ERROR: Conversion Error: Failed: Generate catalog

Generate catalog
Catalog_EPUB_MOBI(): Generating mobi for kindle in GUI environment
connected_device: 'None'
book count: 591
Sections: Authors, Titles, Recently Added, Genres, Descriptions
opts:
authorClip: 60
catalog_title: u'My Library'
connected_kindle: False
descriptionClip: 100
exclude_book_marker: u':'
exclude_genre: u'\\[[\\w ]*\\]'
exclude_tags: u'~,Catalog'
header_note_source_field: ''
merge_comments: u'#free_paid:before:True'
output_profile: 'kindle'
read_book_marker: u'tag:+'
search_text: None
sort_by: None
sort_descriptions_by_author: True
sync: False
thumb_width: '1.00'
wishlist_tag: u'Wishlist'
invalidating cache at 'C:\Users\Mom\AppData\Roaming\calibre\caches\catal og\thumbs.zip'
thumb_width changed: -1.00" => 1.00"
Python function terminated unexpectedly
[Error 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: u'C:\\Users\\Mom\\AppData\\Roaming\\calibre\\cache s\\catalog\\thumbs.zip' (Error Code: 1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site.py", line 103, in main
File "site.py", line 85, in run_entry_point
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 107, in main
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 61, in gui_catalog
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 5014, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 1009, in __init__
WindowsError: [Error 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: u'C:\\Users\\Mom\\AppData\\Roaming\\calibre\\cache s\\catalog\\thumbs.zip'

If someone could clue me in, I would really appreciate it. I love the catalog feature.

GRiker · 01-02-2011, 04:54 AM

I was unable to replicate this problem. Please try restarting your machine to see if that makes a difference.

If you are trying to look at the cache file with another program, don't do that while calibre is running.

Which version of Windows are you running?

G

Maggie-Me · 01-02-2011, 08:31 AM

I got the same problem just after the update but it works if I pick CSV, only EPUB doesn't (I didn't try the other choices only epub and csv)

ERROR: Conversion Error: Failed: Generate catalog

Generate catalog
Catalog_EPUB_MOBI(): Generating epub for sony in GUI environment
connected_device: 'None'
book count: 7
Sections: Authors, Titles, Descriptions
opts:
authorClip: 100
catalog_title: u'My Library'
connected_kindle: False
descriptionClip: 380
exclude_book_marker: u':'
exclude_genre: u'.'
exclude_tags: u'~,Catalog'
header_note_source_field: ''
merge_comments: '::True'
output_profile: 'sony'
read_book_marker: u'#read:+'
search_text: None
sort_by: None
sort_descriptions_by_author: True
sync: False
thumb_width: '1.00'
wishlist_tag: u'Wishlist'
invalidating cache at 'C:\Users\Joe Hilley\AppData\Roaming\calibre\caches\catalog\thum bs.zip'
thumb_width changed: -1.00" => 1.00"
Python function terminated unexpectedly
[Error 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: u'C:\\Users\\Joe Hilley\\AppData\\Roaming\\calibre\\caches\\catalog \\thumbs.zip' (Error Code: 1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site.py", line 103, in main
File "site.py", line 85, in run_entry_point
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 107, in main
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 61, in gui_catalog
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 5014, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 1009, in __init__
WindowsError: [Error 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: u'C:\\Users\\#########\\AppData\\Roaming\\calibre\ \caches\\catalog\\thumbs.zip'

GRiker · 01-02-2011, 08:34 AM

I'm looking at it, will post more info when I learn what's happening.

G

Maggie-Me · 01-02-2011, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRiker

I'm looking at it, will post more info when I learn what's happening.

G

Interesting / Help?

right after you try to do a catalog build, if you run check database you get a messatge, when you shut down and restart you don't get the message in the check database

ERROR: Error: Failed to check database integrity

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\actions\choose_library.py", line 94, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\library\database2.py", line 2772, in check_integrity
WindowsError: [Error 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: u'C:\\Users\\-------\\Documents\\EBooks\\metadata.db'

Then when you close down program you get

ERROR: ERROR: Unhandled exception: DatabaseException:Connection closed
Remote

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\ui.py", line 634, in closeEvent
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\ui.py", line 508, in write_settings
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\init.py", line 261, in save_layout_state
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\library\views.py", line 280, in save_state
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\library\views.py", line 274, in write_state
File "site-packages\calibre\library\prefs.py", line 51, in set
File "site-packages\calibre\library\prefs.py", line 44, in __setitem__
File "site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py", line 223, in run
DatabaseException: Connection closed
Remote

beckywc · 01-02-2011, 09:22 AM

I'm getting the same error.

dreamsgate · 01-02-2011, 11:51 AM

Restarting didn't help, and I also got that same error when I tried to check my database as well.

GRiker · 01-02-2011, 12:50 PM

@dreamsgate, @Maggie-Me, @beckywc:
Please do the following:
- With no instances of calibre running, delete the thumbs.zip file
- Start calibre again, try building the catalog again
- Report the results, including the version of Windows you're running

G

dreamsgate · 01-02-2011, 01:21 PM

Windows 7 Home Premium on a 64 system

Okay deleted thumbs zip, tried to rebuild catalog, failed but new error message

ERROR: Conversion Error: Failed: Generate catalog

Generate catalog
Catalog_EPUB_MOBI(): Generating mobi for kindle in GUI environment
connected_device: 'None'
book count: 592
Sections: Authors, Titles, Recently Added, Genres, Descriptions
opts:
authorClip: 60
catalog_title: u'My Library'
connected_kindle: False
descriptionClip: 100
exclude_book_marker: u':'
exclude_genre: u'\\[[\\w ]*\\]'
exclude_tags: u'~,Catalog'
header_note_source_field: ''
merge_comments: u'#free_paid:before:True'
output_profile: 'kindle'
read_book_marker: u'tag:+'
search_text: None
sort_by: None
sort_descriptions_by_author: True
sync: False
thumb_width: '1.00'
wishlist_tag: u'Wishlist'
creating thumbnail archive, thumb_width: 1.00"
Begin catalog source generation
DPI = 168; thumbnail dimensions: 84 x 112
Python function terminated unexpectedly
unsupported operand type(s) for +=: 'NoneType' and 'str' (Error Code: 1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site.py", line 103, in main
File "site.py", line 85, in run_entry_point
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 107, in main
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 61, in gui_catalog
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 5020, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 1340, in buildSources
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 1511, in fetchBooksByTitle
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 4829, in mergeComments
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +=: 'NoneType' and 'str'

Maggie-Me · 01-02-2011, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRiker

@dreamsgate, @Maggie-Me, @beckywc:
Please do the following:
- With no instances of calibre running, delete the thumbs.zip file
- Start calibre again, try building the catalog again
- Report the results, including the version of Windows you're running

G

Running Win 7
After Deleting the thumbs.zip file and restarting it builds the catalog without error

But when you get to the description it seems like a lot of information is missing (replaced by the icon ?), too be honest not sure what showed up before... see what others say

theducks · 01-02-2011, 01:29 PM

something odd may be happening in 36.
Right after the update I was adding (an empty (wiishlist) book) -editing metadata, saved and discovered that the book was a duplicate, So I tried to delete it. Windows in use error.

I QUIT calibre, Verified I did not have the folder open. Restarted Calibre. Same error until I rebooted XP.
Delete book now good.

GRiker · 01-02-2011, 01:33 PM

@dreamsgate: Try disabling Merge with comments (select the blank entry at the top of the list).

G

dreamsgate · 01-02-2011, 02:41 PM

Okay disabled Merge with comments, catalog generated and I have a bunch of ? icons instead of normal infos as well.

GRiker · 01-02-2011, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreamsgate

Okay disabled Merge with comments, catalog generated and I have a bunch of ? icons instead of normal infos as well.

I don't know that means, so I need to see the file.
Create a small catalog, 4-5 books, create a ticket, attach the catalog.
In the ticket, include the settings you used to create the catalog - Output profile, and MOBI or EPUB.

G

nkd431 · 01-02-2011, 02:54 PM

I am getting the catalog errors in latest calibre update (36). Am running win7 home premium 64bit. Got thumbs.zip error message, deleted from appdata folder. Now catalog is very incomplete. Am cataloging currents books on my device so just 49 books. List by author is incomplete. Descriptions are incomplete with many ? . Descriptions do not match up with lists.

01-01-2011, 11:11 PM	#1
dreamsgate Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 184 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: kindle 2	Trouble creating catlog with new version 0.7.36 I like to use the Create Catalog feature of Calibre and haven't had any problems until latest release (0.7.36), I didn't change much except added custom column to be added to comments and then hit apply and create catalog. The catalog keeps aborting and gives the following error message, I gather something is wrong with thumbnail cache but I am not catching what is wrong or even more important how to fix it. ERROR: Conversion Error: <b>Failed</b>: Generate catalog Generate catalog Catalog_EPUB_MOBI(): Generating mobi for kindle in GUI environment connected_device: 'None' book count: 591 Sections: Authors, Titles, Recently Added, Genres, Descriptions opts: authorClip: 60 catalog_title: u'My Library' connected_kindle: False descriptionClip: 100 exclude_book_marker: u':' exclude_genre: u'\\[[\\w ]*\\]' exclude_tags: u'~,Catalog' header_note_source_field: '' merge_comments: u'#free_paid:before:True' output_profile: 'kindle' read_book_marker: u'tag:+' search_text: None sort_by: None sort_descriptions_by_author: True sync: False thumb_width: '1.00' wishlist_tag: u'Wishlist' invalidating cache at 'C:\Users\Mom\AppData\Roaming\calibre\caches\catal og\thumbs.zip' thumb_width changed: -1.00" => 1.00" Python function terminated unexpectedly [Error 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: u'C:\\Users\\Mom\\AppData\\Roaming\\calibre\\cache s\\catalog\\thumbs.zip' (Error Code: 1) Traceback (most recent call last): File "site.py", line 103, in main File "site.py", line 85, in run_entry_point File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 107, in main File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 61, in gui_catalog File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 5014, in run File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 1009, in __init__ WindowsError: [Error 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: u'C:\\Users\\Mom\\AppData\\Roaming\\calibre\\cache s\\catalog\\thumbs.zip' If someone could clue me in, I would really appreciate it. I love the catalog feature.

01-02-2011, 04:54 AM	#2
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	I was unable to replicate this problem. Please try restarting your machine to see if that makes a difference. If you are trying to look at the cache file with another program, don't do that while calibre is running. Which version of Windows are you running? G Last edited by GRiker; 01-02-2011 at 04:57 AM.

01-02-2011, 08:31 AM	#3
Maggie-Me Zealot Posts: 146 Karma: 2594 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Kindle PW,Sony 700, Sony 950 (Daily Edition),Nook Color,iPad	I got the same problem just after the update but it works if I pick CSV, only EPUB doesn't (I didn't try the other choices only epub and csv) ERROR: Conversion Error: <b>Failed</b>: Generate catalog Generate catalog Catalog_EPUB_MOBI(): Generating epub for sony in GUI environment connected_device: 'None' book count: 7 Sections: Authors, Titles, Descriptions opts: authorClip: 100 catalog_title: u'My Library' connected_kindle: False descriptionClip: 380 exclude_book_marker: u':' exclude_genre: u'.' exclude_tags: u'~,Catalog' header_note_source_field: '' merge_comments: '::True' output_profile: 'sony' read_book_marker: u'#read:+' search_text: None sort_by: None sort_descriptions_by_author: True sync: False thumb_width: '1.00' wishlist_tag: u'Wishlist' invalidating cache at 'C:\Users\Joe Hilley\AppData\Roaming\calibre\caches\catalog\thum bs.zip' thumb_width changed: -1.00" => 1.00" Python function terminated unexpectedly [Error 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: u'C:\\Users\\Joe Hilley\\AppData\\Roaming\\calibre\\caches\\catalog \\thumbs.zip' (Error Code: 1) Traceback (most recent call last): File "site.py", line 103, in main File "site.py", line 85, in run_entry_point File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 107, in main File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 61, in gui_catalog File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 5014, in run File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 1009, in __init__ WindowsError: [Error 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: u'C:\\Users\\#########\\AppData\\Roaming\\calibre\ \caches\\catalog\\thumbs.zip' Last edited by Maggie-Me; 01-02-2011 at 08:35 AM.

01-02-2011, 01:21 PM	#9
dreamsgate Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 184 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: kindle 2	Windows 7 Home Premium on a 64 system Okay deleted thumbs zip, tried to rebuild catalog, failed but new error message ERROR: Conversion Error: <b>Failed</b>: Generate catalog Generate catalog Catalog_EPUB_MOBI(): Generating mobi for kindle in GUI environment connected_device: 'None' book count: 592 Sections: Authors, Titles, Recently Added, Genres, Descriptions opts: authorClip: 60 catalog_title: u'My Library' connected_kindle: False descriptionClip: 100 exclude_book_marker: u':' exclude_genre: u'\\[[\\w ]*\\]' exclude_tags: u'~,Catalog' header_note_source_field: '' merge_comments: u'#free_paid:before:True' output_profile: 'kindle' read_book_marker: u'tag:+' search_text: None sort_by: None sort_descriptions_by_author: True sync: False thumb_width: '1.00' wishlist_tag: u'Wishlist' creating thumbnail archive, thumb_width: 1.00" Begin catalog source generation DPI = 168; thumbnail dimensions: 84 x 112 Python function terminated unexpectedly unsupported operand type(s) for +=: 'NoneType' and 'str' (Error Code: 1) Traceback (most recent call last): File "site.py", line 103, in main File "site.py", line 85, in run_entry_point File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 107, in main File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 61, in gui_catalog File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 5020, in run File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 1340, in buildSources File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 1511, in fetchBooksByTitle File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalog.py", line 4829, in mergeComments TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +=: 'NoneType' and 'str'

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01-02-2011, 08:34 AM	#4
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	I'm looking at it, will post more info when I learn what's happening. G

01-02-2011, 09:22 AM	#6
beckywc Addict Posts: 272 Karma: 1050426 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: California Device: iPad Mini w/Retina, Kindle 3, Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, & Asus Transformer	I'm getting the same error.

01-02-2011, 11:51 AM	#7
dreamsgate Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 184 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: kindle 2	Restarting didn't help, and I also got that same error when I tried to check my database as well.

01-02-2011, 12:50 PM	#8
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	@dreamsgate, @Maggie-Me, @beckywc: Please do the following: - With no instances of calibre running, delete the thumbs.zip file - Start calibre again, try building the catalog again - Report the results, including the version of Windows you're running G

01-02-2011, 01:29 PM	#11
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,904 Karma: 55267620 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	something odd may be happening in 36. Right after the update I was adding (an empty (wiishlist) book) -editing metadata, saved and discovered that the book was a duplicate, So I tried to delete it. Windows in use error. I QUIT calibre, Verified I did not have the folder open. Restarted Calibre. Same error until I rebooted XP. Delete book now good.

01-02-2011, 01:33 PM	#12
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	@dreamsgate: Try disabling Merge with comments (select the blank entry at the top of the list). G

01-02-2011, 02:41 PM	#13
dreamsgate Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 184 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: kindle 2	Okay disabled Merge with comments, catalog generated and I have a bunch of ? icons instead of normal infos as well.

01-02-2011, 02:54 PM	#15
nkd431 Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 6502 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nokia N810, Nook 3G, Nook Color, Nook HD+	I am getting the catalog errors in latest calibre update (36). Am running win7 home premium 64bit. Got thumbs.zip error message, deleted from appdata folder. Now catalog is very incomplete. Am cataloging currents books on my device so just 49 books. List by author is incomplete. Descriptions are incomplete with many ? . Descriptions do not match up with lists.

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