Callie, You wrote:
>Thanks all!! Excellent advice and works great! Thanks to Baruch Brodersen, Richard Combs and Scott Turner! (who were faster to answer than I was) -- Indeed, with Acrobat 8.1 or later, Distiller has to be started with the -F flag so that it has access to external references (including TimeSavers' files). -- After upgrading to Acrobat 8.1 or later, FM's "Save as PDF" with TimeSavers settings requires FrameMaker 8.0p266 or higher (which start Distiller with the -F flag). [notice that the -F flag has the opposite meaning of "do not allow file access" in Acrobat versions earlier than 8, so "Save as PDF" with TimeSavers settings won't work with FM8/9 and Acrobat 7; printing to PS files and distilling should be used instead. One other version-related issue: TS version 5.5 is required with FrameMaker 8 or higher] >So now my hypertext link to a separate directory works great as a >relative reference! > >But the paths are still not getting stripped from my inter-PDF cross >references. (I have Remove Path toggled on in the TimeSavers Settings, >too.) I was hoping to have TimeSavers make inter-manual cross-references >work so I don't have to put all my final documents in one massive folder >before I build them. Thoughts, anyone? Turning on "Remove Path" under Cross-file links (Links/General tab) will indeed remove the path from links (created through FM cross-references or hypertext markers). When inspecting the links in Acrobat, be aware that Acrobat always displays the current file path, which may be misleading. For example, if you have two PDFs in the same temp folder, with relative links from a.pdf to b.pdf, the target file will be reported in Acrobat's Link Properties dialog box as: C:\temp\b.pdf (even though the link only points to b.pdf in the current folder) If you get a different result, please send me a sample .ps file and the resulting .pdf as produced on your system (together with Distiller's log file). [Note: the "Default path for files referenced in shortcuts" is not related to the Remove Path function; it only applies to command files executed from TimeSavers shortcuts using "distillP"] Please don't hesitate to contact me directly with any related question or comment. [I separately sent you an invitation to join the frame2acrobat discussion/support list]. Shlomo Perets MicroType * FrameMaker training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers 30 Easy Ways to Improve PDFs with TimeSavers/Assistants: http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF.html