Re: cudspan dobatch plugin problem (FrameMaker crashes)
thanks Fred, while I am pretty sure that I have disabled this dialogue box in the preferences already, I'll verify again tomorrow. every suggestion is welcome! in the meantime, I am also exploring the runfm batch. On Jan 8, 2008 8:30 PM, Fred Ridder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It occurs to me that the problem might be with the change history > buffer that is used to implement the multiple undo feature that > first appeared in FM7.2. I recall that there is a new user preference > item that lets you specify whether or not FrameMaker displays a > dialog about the existence of a non-empty buffer when you close > a file that has any changes (including automatic changes like x-ref > refreshes) in it. You may be seeing the plugin choking on the > unexpected dialogs. > > > Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:35:47 +0100 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: cudspan dobatch plugin problem (FrameMaker crashes) > > > > > > Hello and happy new year to all, > > > > I have a problem with Chris Despopoulos' DoBatch plugin from his > > Cudspan series of plugins. Judging from the mailing list he hasn't > > made an appearance yet, but maybe somebody else can clarify. > > > > We're using the DoBatch plugin to save several hundred files (in a > > number of batches) as PostScript (in a watched folder that get > > converted to PDF). It worked perfectly while we were using it in > > FrameMaker5.5.6+SGML. However, since we migrated to 7.2, we're > > encountering reproducible FrameMaker crashes when using the plugin. > > The only available version appears to be 1.0.0.1 dated 17 dec 2001. > > Has anybody else encountered this problem and possibly found a > > solution to it? > > > > Also, in case we are unable to resolve this issue, I am considering > > using Omnisys' runfm.exe batch tool. Would this be a valid > > alternative? > > > > Thank you in advance. > > -- > > cheers, > > Jakob. > > ___ > > > > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/docudoc%40hotmail.com > > > > Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit > > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > > > Put your friends on the big screen with Windows Vista(R) + Windows Live™. > Start now! -- cheers, Jakob. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: cudspan dobatch plugin problem (FrameMaker crashes)
thanks Rick, Jeremy, everyone, for your feedback. I think it's a good idea to develop a plan "B" as a fallback solution, so I think we'll go down the runfm route. On Jan 4, 2008 11:42 PM, Jeremy H. Griffith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:35:47 +0100, "Jakob Fix" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Also, in case we are unable to resolve this issue, I am considering > >using Omnisys' runfm.exe batch tool. Would this be a valid > >alternative? > > Yes. And it's also free; for print/PDF output, you just > need to install the demo version: > http://www.omsys.com/dcl/download.htm > > We use it ourselves for producing the User's Guide PDFs > and other formats. If you set up a .bat file with the > runfm command, and put a shortcut to it on your desktop, > you get one-click production of your PDFs, possibly > several of them at once. ;-) > > -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.omsys.com/ have a good weekend everyone. -- cheers, Jakob. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: cudspan dobatch plugin problem (FrameMaker crashes)
On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:35:47 +0100, "Jakob Fix" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Also, in case we are unable to resolve this issue, I am considering >using Omnisys' runfm.exe batch tool. Would this be a valid >alternative? Yes. And it's also free; for print/PDF output, you just need to install the demo version: http://www.omsys.com/dcl/download.htm We use it ourselves for producing the User's Guide PDFs and other formats. If you set up a .bat file with the runfm command, and put a shortcut to it on your desktop, you get one-click production of your PDFs, possibly several of them at once. ;-) -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.omsys.com/ ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: cudspan dobatch plugin problem (FrameMaker crashes)
Hi Jakob, I am biased towards FrameScript ($149, http://www.framescript.com), as it gives you so many more options for FrameMaker automation. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com > Hello and happy new year to all, > > I have a problem with Chris Despopoulos' DoBatch plugin from his > Cudspan series of plugins. Judging from the mailing list he hasn't > made an appearance yet, but maybe somebody else can clarify. > > We're using the DoBatch plugin to save several hundred files (in a > number of batches) as PostScript (in a watched folder that get > converted to PDF). It worked perfectly while we were using it in > FrameMaker5.5.6+SGML. However, since we migrated to 7.2, we're > encountering reproducible FrameMaker crashes when using the plugin. > The only available version appears to be 1.0.0.1 dated 17 dec 2001. > Has anybody else encountered this problem and possibly found a > solution to it? > > Also, in case we are unable to resolve this issue, I am considering > using Omnisys' runfm.exe batch tool. Would this be a valid > alternative? > > Thank you in advance. > -- > cheers, > Jakob. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
