On 12/11/2010 10:35 PM, Bob Furber wrote: I would like to add that I disproved the damaged .sla file theory by saving a brand new simple Scribus file tp C:\path\exportTest.sla file and then attempting to export it to C:\path\exportTest.pdf.
Again, I got "Cannot write this file". Baffled. BF > 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 >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.info > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus > >
