Reflow 3.0 ePub export TOC (RSC-005) error/bug since last update

[chorner11]

Hello,

I'm a professional book designer. Since last Friday's update, all eBooks are exporting with the entire TOC generating (RSC-005) errors--every link. I'm exporting 3.0. I reexported an older project which was good and it has same errors. This is a BUG. I had tech support access my computer, and he says it's not and that Adobe doesn't care about 3rd party verification. However, VENDORS do and have rejected the eBook. 

Can anyone help? My business is dead in the water until this is resolved.

Thank you, Christine

[HARSHIKA_VERMA]

Hi All,

Thank you for reporting the issue. We have escalated the issue to the team for investigation. It would be helpful if you could share the Bug Uservoice link here for better visibility and tracking purposes.

We'll get back to you if the team needs more information on this issue.

Thanks,

Harshika

[Roland Dreger]

Thanks, here is the corresponding bug report.

Roland

[Ståle28693219d4wo]

When will this issue be resolved? We can't publish eBooks until this is fixed.

[BobLevine]

Yes, you can. You just need to roll back to 20.3

[Ståle28693219d4wo]

Thank you. I also found that I could use the pre-release version and posted the eBook successfully on Ingram Sparks now.

[chorner11]

I tried the beta InDesign and I'm still getting RSC-005 error plus endnote error on latest project. Also, my rollback version is now locking up on export and I have to CTRL/ALT/Delete to end the program. I'll uninstall and reinstall another rollback. This is maddening!

[Abhishek Rao]

Hi everyone,

Thanks for sharing the details. This seems to be similar to another issue recently reported by several users in the community. Could you please go through this discussion once and see if it matches your case?

Reflow 3.0 EPUB Export TOC RSC-005 Error (Bug since last update)

If you're experiencing the same problem, please try the suggestion mentioned in the thread about testing with the InDesign 20.4 pre-release version, which seems to address this bug.

Let us know if that helps or if you're encountering something different.

Abhishek 

[Maude_Motovilov1371]

What can I do to fix this error in my InDesign epub? It says “error while parsing file:element "a" missing required attribute "href" - error -  RSC-005. How do I fix this directly in my InDesign document?

[BobLevine]

 It says “error while parsing file:element "a" missing required attribute "href" - error -  RSC-005. How do I fix this directly in my InDesign document?

By @Maude_Motovilov1371

Where are you seeing this error? There are some known bugs with InDesign 20.3.1. Roll it back to 20.0.1 and try that.

[Maude_Motovilov1371]

The error came when checking my EPUB in Pagina EPUB checker.

[BobLevine]

As I said, try rolling back.

[Maude_Motovilov1371]

Thank you so much! That fixed the problem! There are no errors in Pagina checker when I used the older version.

[BobLevine]

Great. This is a known issue and should be fixed in 20.4 when it's released.

[HARSHIKA_VERMA · Accepted solution]

Hi All,

Thank you for your patience. As rightly mentioned by our expert, the fix for this issue is available in the InDesign PreRelease build(v20.4.0.025) and above. Please check if the issue is now resolved.

Go to: Download/Update the latest InDesign PreRelease build in Creative Cloud under the “Prerelease” category(Refer to “Prerelease_CreativeCloud.png” for reference)

Please apply to the InDesign PreRelease in case you don’t have access to the InDesign PreRelease build – https://adobe.ly/43vbhzm

If you still encounter any issues, please drop a mail to sharewithID@adobe.com

Note: I am also merging this post with the main post for better tracking of all the impacted customers.

Thanks,

Harshika

[Randi24281951bv4v]

I found a work around. I opened my file in ID 2024 and exported it there. Worked fine. I hope this fix happens soon in the 2025 version.

[designer1955]

Hi all, when i make a toc in Indesign and use text anchors when creating it, my epub checker reports multiple errors. If i remove the text anchors all is fine.

Why does this happen?

these are some errors 

ERROR (RSC-005) at "9789403137193test.epub/OEBPS/9789403137193test-5.xhtml" (line 10, col 83):
Foutmelding bij het verwerken van bestand: element "a" missing required attribute "href"

ERROR (RSC-005) at "9789403137193test.epub/OEBPS/9789403137193test-6.xhtml" (line 10, col 89):
Foutmelding bij het verwerken van bestand: element "a" missing required attribute "href"

[Maude_Motovilov1371]

What can I do to fix this error in my InDesign epub? It says “error while parsing file:element "a" missing required attribute "href" - error -  RSC-005. How do I fix this directly in my InDesign document?

[kglad]

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.

<"moved from using the community">

[jane-e]

@Maude_Motovilov1371 

Your post was moved to the dead Adobe Digital Editions forum, while your question is about InDesign and ePub. I've moved it again to the InDesign forum where you are more likely to get help with your issue.

Jane

[Randi24281951bv4v]

I'm having the same problem

[chorner11]

Roll back your InDesign version to 20.0 until the bug is fixed.

[kristina_5285]

(RSC-005): /OEBPS/ebook_REFLOW-1.xhtml: Error while parsing file: element "a" missing required attribute "href"

I've exported from Indesign. 

[Randi24281951bv4v]

Simply open the file in ID 2024 and export using that program. It 100% worked for me.