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Sigil EPUB validation error

DR0832

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Hi I am in the final stages of creating an EPUB in Sigil. I originally created my ebook in Ms Word and then exported to a clean HTML. I then tidied it up in Dreamweaver and then imported to SIGIL. I have done everything that I believe I needed to including building my NCX and my inline TOC. Unfortunately when I run the validation tool in Sigial I am getting the following errors:


1.) This resource is reachable but not present in the OPF <manifest>. "Reachable" means that a reference of some kind that points to this resource exists in the epub.


2.) This OPS document is reachable but not present in the OPF <spine>. "Reachable" means that a reference of some kind that points to this resource exists in the epub.

The error doesn't give a line. My original html file that I imported into Sigil was called: PennyStocksBehindtheScenes.html and when I look at the top bar in Sigil the name reads PennyStocksBehindtheScenes.html

At the bottom of my content.opf file I have the following lines which seem like they relate to this error:

<item href="Text/PennyStocksBehindtheScenes.html" id="PennyStocksBehindtheScenes.html" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />
</manifest>
<spine toc="ncx">
<itemref idref="PennyStocksBehindtheScenes.html" />
</spine>
</package>

I tried removing this line <itemref idref="PennyStocksBehindtheScenes.html" /> and then validating again but it just gave more errors. I also tried <item href="Text/PennyStocksBehindtheScenes.html" id="PennyStocksBehindtheScenes.html" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" /> but it also gave more errors when I validated it again.

Here is my opf file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<package xmlns=/2007/opf" unique-identifier="BookId" version="2.0">
<metadata xmlns:dc="/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlnspf="/2007/opf">
<dc:identifier id="BookId" opf:scheme="UUID">urn:uuid:11951172-85dc-422a-a0b5-532d19321c4d</dc:identifier>
<dc:title>Penny Stocks Behind The Scenes: Beat The Promoters At Their Own Game &amp; Profit</dc:title>
<dc:identifier opf:scheme="ISBN">xxxxxxxxxxxxxx</dc:identifier>
<dc:rights>Beatstockpromoters.com</dc:rights>
<dc:creator opf:role="aut">XXXXXX XXXXX</dc:creator>
<dc:date opf:event="publication">2012-06-01</dc:date>
<dc:language>en</dc:language>
<meta content="0.5.3" name="Sigil version" />
<meta content="Cover.jpg" name="cover" />
</metadata>
<manifest>
<item href="toc.ncx" id="ncx" media-type="application/x-dtbncx+xml" />
<item href="Images/Cover.jpg" id="Cover.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image001.jpg" id="image001.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image002.jpg" id="image002.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image003.jpg" id="image003.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image004.jpg" id="image004.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image005.jpg" id="image005.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image006.jpg" id="image006.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image007.jpg" id="image007.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image008.jpg" id="image008.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image009.jpg" id="image009.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image010.jpg" id="image010.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image011.jpg" id="image011.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image012.jpg" id="image012.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image013.jpg" id="image013.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image014.jpg" id="image014.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image015.jpg" id="image015.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image016.jpg" id="image016.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image017.jpg" id="image017.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image018.jpg" id="image018.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image019.jpg" id="image019.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image020.jpg" id="image020.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image021.jpg" id="image021.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image022.jpg" id="image022.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image023.jpg" id="image023.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image024.jpg" id="image024.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image025.jpg" id="image025.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image026.jpg" id="image026.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image027.jpg" id="image027.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image028.jpg" id="image028.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image029.jpg" id="image029.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image030.jpg" id="image030.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image031.jpg" id="image031.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image032.jpg" id="image032.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image033.jpg" id="image033.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image034.jpg" id="image034.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image035.jpg" id="image035.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image036.jpg" id="image036.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image037.jpg" id="image037.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image038.jpg" id="image038.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image039.jpg" id="image039.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image040.jpg" id="image040.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image041.jpg" id="image041.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image042.jpg" id="image042.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image043.jpg" id="image043.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image044.jpg" id="image044.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image045.jpg" id="image045.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image046.jpg" id="image046.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image047.jpg" id="image047.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image048.jpg" id="image048.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image049.jpg" id="image049.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image050.jpg" id="image050.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image051.jpg" id="image051.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image052.jpg" id="image052.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image053.jpg" id="image053.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image054.jpg" id="image054.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image055.jpg" id="image055.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image056.jpg" id="image056.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image057.jpg" id="image057.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image058.jpg" id="image058.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image059.jpg" id="image059.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image060.jpg" id="image060.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image061.jpg" id="image061.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Images/image062.jpg" id="image062.jpg" media-type="image/jpeg" />
<item href="Text/PennyStocksBehindtheScenes.html" id="PennyStocksBehindtheScenes.html" media-type="application/xhtml+xml" />
</manifest>
<spine toc="ncx">
<itemref idref="PennyStocksBehindtheScenes.html" />
</spine>
</package>


Does any have any idea how I can fix this? This is driving me crazy. I have tried to fix it for hours but I am not experienced at all with this software or creating EPUBS. Thanks
 

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