This was reported a couple weeks ago on this and several other FM sites, just after XP SP3 was released (it includes OLE "fixes)."
Uninstalling SP3 re-enables OLE linking and makes the error messages go away; keeping it installed keeps it broken. I haven't heard of any work arounds or that the Microsoft fix is actually broken. If I were you, I'd print to a PDF from Visio or SaveAs a graphic format from Visio and import the resulting file as a referenced file rather than as an object. Art . On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 1:14 PM, Melissa Di Natale <Melissad at tronia.com> wrote: > Hi there, > > > > I am currently using Visio 2007 and FrameMaker 7.1. I used to be able to > import objects (File? import?object?Create from file) from visio (saved as > drawings or vsd) into Frame. Recently, if I try to import an object it lets > me, but when I save I get the following error message: "An internal error > occurred while writing imported graphics in this document. The file has been > saved, but has lost some image data." Although the file does not save. I > can't figure out why this is occurring. No updates have been made to visio or > frame that I am aware of so I'm not sure why this process no longer works? > Has anybody had this problem. And, if you import flowcharts etc from visio > what is the process you use? > > > > Thank you! > > Melissa > > _______________________________________________ > -- Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358
