On 12/11/2010 9:59 PM, a.l.e wrote: > hi bob, > >>> However, today, when I went to generate (Export> PDF) a medium >>> resolution PDF for our website, Scribus told me "Cannot write file: >>> path/filename.pdf. I repeated the exercise at the resolution I had >>> used >>> previously and I got the same error. I can Export as PNG or EPS, but >>> not >>> as PDF, even after deleting previous PDF with same name. >>> >>> Both our print shop and our website require PDF files. Is there a >>> solution? >> >> >> >> I don't know windows, but that error generally means what it says. >> >> Do you have a directory called "path" into which you hope to write >> filename.pdf? >> >> Another cause of that error is the permissions needed to write the >> file. But I don't think that applies to windows > 1. this has very likely nothing to do with the fact that you're trying to > export to a low res file > > 2. windows does have permissions for files and directory but it's unlikely > that this is the reason for your problem (you may still check if the target > is writable)
Yes, the target folder is writable. This was confirmed when I was able to Scribus Export EPS and PNG files to this same folder. And, 3 days ago, I Scribus exported PDF files and overwrote existing PDF files in this same directory. But, something has since changed. Perhaps Scribus was terminated incorrectly by Windows during its midnight Windows update Wednesday night. Suspecting a damaged Sribus, I removed it, reinstalled it and it still fails to Export PDF. > 3. as owen suggested, you will probably have to check if the place you want > to export the PDF to, does indeed exist. you may have renamed the a folder > since the last time you created the PDF or are trying to export it to a USB > drive which is not currently in your computer. Scribus Export PDF only allows one to export back to the source folder containing the *.sla file. Hence, the folder must exist. Thanks, Bob Furber > good luck! > a.l.e > > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.info > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus > >
