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mich968
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June 8, 2013
Question

Problem with ADE 2.0 to renew a loan

  • June 8, 2013
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Hi all,

The problem is this, please I need help (thanks in advance)

1. I borrowed an ebook "xxxxx" in my library and the ebook was successfully opened in ADE 2.0

2. By mistake I returned this ebook "xxxxx" to the library.

3. I try to renew the loan ebook "xxxxx" (available in the library) and ADE 2.0  opens properly and seems to download the ebook but when the download finishes appears an error indicating that the ebook "xxxxx" has been returned or expired

Why this error if I returned the ebook properly? Why the renewal of a returned ebook does not work?

Please I need help because I'd finished reading the ebook and now I can not.

thanks in advance,

Mike

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sjpt
Inspiring
June 8, 2013

You could try making sure that you have removed all traces of the old ebook:

.acsm files (probably in your Downloads directory)

.epub files (probably in your Documents/My Digital Editions directory

deleted from Library in ADE

in extremis: edit it out of manifest.xml (probably  in your Documents/My Digital Editions directory)

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There are lots of bugs in ADE2.0.  Try replacing ADE2.0 with the older but more reliable v1.7.2.

Version 1.7.2, it is a little difficult to find, available on Adobe site for Windows and for Mac.

http://helpx.adobe.com/digital-editions/kb/cant-install-digital-editions.html

The forum software is sometimes corrupting the link above.  There shouldn't be a blank in 'editio ns.html'.  The following redirects to the same page: http://tinyurl.com/diged172

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mich968Author
Participant
June 8, 2013

First thank you very much

I deleted acsm files and epub file as you have indicated. In the ADE library there are any ebook

I borrow the ebook again. The ebook is downloaded but when i try to open it the error that the item has been returned appears again

What would have to change the xml manifest to read the ebook?

Thank you very much,

Mike

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sjpt
Inspiring
June 8, 2013

Answer to your question below, but as you will see it is quite hairy if you are inexperienced.

Might be easier to install ADE 1.7.2.

  1. Return the book.
  2. Make sure ADE NOT running.
  3. Find the mainifest.xml file.  Probably in the Documents/My Digital Editions directory, which is probably where you found and deleted the .epub file.
  4. Edit the file with any editor.  For example, Notepad, though that is rather awkward for this file.  If you have it, something like Notepad++.
  5. Find the <de:contentRecord> section relating to your book.  (details below *** for 4/5/6/7 with Notepad)
  6. Delete that section.
  7. Save the file.
  8. Run ADE and see if you can borrow the book ok now.

*** to edit with Notepad, steps 4/5/6/7

  1. Make a safe copy in Explorer in case you mess the rest up.  Select mainfest.xml.  ctrl-C.  ctrl-V
  2. Right click on the file in Explorer
  3. Choose 'edit'
  4. In Notepad, make sure menu/Format/Word Wrap is ticked
  5. Search for the book title or author (ctrl-f for search)
  6. Now search backwards (tick UP in search bar) for 'de:cont' ~ the start of the area to delete
  7. Now search forwards (tick DOWN again) for 'de:cont' ~ the end of the area to delete
  8. That gives the two ends of the part you need to delete.
  9. Now use the mouse to highlight everything starting '<de:contentRecord>' and ending '</de:contentRecord>'; including both ends
  10. Hit the delete key
  11. And Save.
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