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Hello fellows,I am writing a small xtendscript that saves a file to a network folder upon hitting Save.For some reason, the tilde (~) doesn't get resolved as C:\Users\<username>\ in a file path I define (Win10, FM13).For example:var FilePath = "~\\AppData\\Roaming\\Adobe\\FrameMaker\\SharePoint\\TestFolder\\Latest Collaterals\\UG\\Sources\\";if I run alert(FilePath), I get "~\AppData\..."Any ideas why it doesn't get resolved?Thanks,Roman

Dear friends,This time I'm really awake... In my script I check properties of graphic object and update a palette accordingly. I have now discovered, that for certain texts the ScriptUI functions are not reliable - or at least tricky to be used.  if (Fgr_IsOneOf("Arc Line Polyline", sType)){   // --- Arrow shapes -----------------------------    wPalP.g0.pArr.gTipNum.pTips.children[0].value = false; // assume no arrow    kArrow = Fgr_IsArrayInArray (goFgr.ARROWPROPS, [oObject.ArrowBaseAngle, oObject.ArrowTipAngle, oObject.ArrowLength/goFgr.PT, 0.25, oObject.ArrowType]);    if (kArrow === null) {      msgText = msgText + "Arrow shape is none of the pre-defined. ";      wPalP.g0.pArr.current.text = "Current: " + oObject.ArrowBaseAngle + "°, " + oObject.ArrowTipAngle + "°, " + oObject.ArrowLength/goFgr.PT + "pt, " + oObject.ArrowType;//    wPalP.g0.pArr.current.visi

I am currently using Framemaker 2019 and running into an issue when I try to import svg files from Solidworks Composer. The svg dimensions are set when exporting from Composer. When importing a svg to an anchored frame in Framemaker, the graphic dimensions are larger than they should be, bigger than the frame. When looking at the object properties, the DPI option show up as "not applicable" as well. Even when overwriting an imported svg file, the new graphic is still larger than the original.Is this an issue with Framemaker 2019? No issues in Frame 2017.

1st Question (Meaning of 'Don't print')Create a new blank page.Add a new color: View > Color > Definitions, for exampleName: goldPrint As: 'Don't print'Model: RGB#: FFD700Assign the new color to a paragraph tag.Write some text in a paragraph.Assign the aforementioned paragraph tag to the paragraph. The text is formatted with the new color (gold).(optional): Write some more text in another paragraph using another paragraph tag.Print the document (Adobe PDF printer).The text, formatted with the 'Don't print' color (gold), is still visible:What did I do wrong? What's the meaning of 'Don't print'?2nd Question (RGB or CMYK?)Matt: All [16] default FrameMaker colors are RGB colors.In InDesign, there is an icon showing the color model of a color (RGB or CMYK).But in FrameMaker, how can I find out, wether a color is a RGB color or a CMYK color?3rd Question (Conversion of the color models)When exploring the FM color definitions (View > Color > Definitions), one can change the color m

Hello,We cannot yet use named licence nor creative cloud due to security policies.We need to install Framemaker 2019 (15) on Windows 10.Our Adobe contact suggested we download the packages from  the licensing site at AdobeWe did it and we were provided with licence nr for Framemaker 19.However when I run the setup with admin rights on a test PC using Windows 10I get a beautiful screen and absolutely nothing happen (see below)Is there a specific command (setup.exe /something ?) needed to install Framemaker 2019 ?Thank you

Friends and experts,I have this short piece of code (within function Fgr_BtnAssign) which I try to debug, because results are really odd:  // only either of these two is set (localised colour names)  sColour = wPalP.g0.pLine.g3.ddlColourStd.selection.text +             wPalP.g0.pLine.g3.ddlColourUser.selection.text;alert ("«" + sColour + "» " + typeof sColour);  if (sColour = "") { return;}                    // mis-selection//sColour = "Pale Green";  oColour = oDoc.GetNamedColor(sColour);          // try to assignalert ("«" + sColour + "»");  if (oColour.ObjectValid()) {    oObject.Color = oDoc.GetNamedColor(sColour);  } else {    msgText = "Can not set colour «" + sColour + "»";  }Alert in line 04 says «Pale Green» stringAlert i

I have been working in FrameMaker 2019 and Adobe Acrobat since last fall. I was just upgraded to a new laptop, and now I can't get FrameMaker 2019 to generate a PDF, either by the Save as PDF function or the Publish function. Here is the error message I keep getting.The new laptop is a Windows 10 computer (versus Windows 7), but it has Print to PDF set up as far as I can tell. The strange thing is that this laptop was previously used by a former member of our team so it came pre-installed with FrameMaker 2019 and Adobe Acrobat. She had been using it for several months.I can create PDFs just fine using the Acrobat extension in Word. Any ideas? Do I need to reinstall FrameMaker, Acrobat? Is it a Windows issue? Thank you,Nora Smart

I have a German book file in FM-2019 that should be converted to Responsive HTML output and we used special markers (CSHook_Help) to split the topics and the result should be HTML files named in English using the CSHook_Help markers, like the samples below:CSHSection_InterfaceOverviewCSHTitle_WorkstationVariationsCSHTitle_MonitorConfigurationsCSHTitle_IconExplanationsCSH1_CaseStatusIconsetc...I did a test and everything is perfect when I export the German book file using FM-12. So, the HTML files are named in English and the content are in German.However, if I open the same German book file in FM-2019 and export it to responsive HTML, the result will be HTML files named in German (instead of English). So, it seems FM-2019 is ignoring the CSHook_Help markers and naming the HTML files in German.Do you know how to fix it in FM-2019? -- Any help is greatly appreciated!!Best regards,- Paulo MorenoExcel Translations, Inc.

Source book has mix of letter and tabloid files.  Distiller is configured to tabloid as default.  Cannot make any entries in page size fields in the Publish Settings window, so they remain blank. Use Acrobat Distiller is Checked.  Using either Save As PDF or Publish feature:  PDF is produced all Letter size.  FM 2019/Distiller DC-all updates.  This all worked as expected in FM 12.  Thanks for suggestions to resolve.

I was on the phone with an Adobe technical rep for another issue not related to Frame Maker and he indicated that Frame Maker was going to be discontinued and not offer supported from Adobe...is that correct..?Message was edited by: Barbara Binder

Is the Object Style Catalog accessible via the Extendscript API?Need to get the list available styles and apply some to certain objects within the document based on user's selections.Thanks in advance!

How do we correct this alignment issue where long titles incorrectly wrap justified left on the second line.  The text should remain center of the page and not bleed into the chapter/page area or flush left area. See 6.10.4 below & 6.13.4 which has text in the chapter/page area.  Also why is Frame 2019 generating revision bars in my tocs?  Did not have this in Frame 2015.We would like it to auto format like this...

I have a chapter of a user manual that has information from two versions, version 9.2 and version 10.0. I created conditional tags for both 9.2 and 10.0 and applied them to the appropriate text. When everything was tagged, I hid the 9.2 conditional text and instead of just that text disappearing, the entire chapter disappeared. When I un-hid the 9.2 conditional text, everything returned. The 10.0 conditional text when hidden did not do this. So, I went back and created a "NEW_9.2" conditional tag and applied it to all of the old 9.2 text. After changing each page, I tested the show/hide conditional text function and after each page, only the NEW_9.2 text became hidden. When all pages had the old 9.2 conditional text changed to NEW_9.2, I saved the document. Then when I went to hide the NEW_9.2 text, the whole chapter disappeared again. Un-hiding the NEW_9.2 brings it back. This time, if I hide the 10.0 text, the entire chapter disappears as well. What is going on with this? Other condi

I just upgraded to Windows 10 and am having issues with my .sts files.  They once worked beautifully.  Now for some reason they are not carrying through with some of the saved settings, especially table settings.Regards,Ellen R. ZohilDatalogic

I'm sure there's a simple fix for this.  I just need a little help finding it.  I have a numbered list, with a sub-list. When the original list continues, the numbering doesn't.

I'm a new user and am having difficulty generating a review pdf. No issues generating a regular pdf, but this one is giving me grief. Have gone into the setup and made sure that the 'generate tagged pdf' is turned on. I am using Acrobat Pro, latest version.This is the error message I am getting:Any input is appreciated!

My anchored frames refuse to start exactly at the top of the page.I set all my anchored frames to Below Current Line, aligned Left.  The frame's anchor has to be on a row by itself, and it's this row that prevents the frame from being at the top of the page.My documents use side heads, so if I set the Anchoring Position to At Top of Column, then the anchored frame ignores the side head.  Sure, it's now at the top of the page, but I need it to respect my side head.   Any ideas?Thanks.

2019-06-06-04T00:05ZHow can I encode a telephone number such that when a person chooses it, it starts a phone call.  This would be analogous to a hypertext marker with the command "GO to URL" or "Message Client."Thanks!

Hi Do you know a way to remove a folder with files and folders with FrameScript.FrameScript doesn't remove non - empty folders.Thanks

Hi groupI'm still not getting used to the (much too complicated) process of having to configure the PDF settings first in FrameMaker 2019 to be able to save my file as PDF. So I create a new Fm file and, from force of habit, I just choose File > Save as PDF. The process then starts and I just get to see a dialog with a progress indicator which says "Saving". But nothing else happens next and there seems to be no way to stop this process (pressing Esc, for example) other than doing CTRL+ALT+DEL and quitting FrameMaker. Or is there a way to stop this "Save as PDF" process? And is there really no other way to create PDF the good old quick & easy way? Or am I the only one who doesn't like the Publish pod?Kudos to Rick Quatro by the way for his FREE RescuePDF script. 😉 http://frameautomation.com/framemaker-2019-where-is-my-pdf/ Cheers Yves

When I try to save my Framemaker file I get an error message "Framemaker can't write [name of file] to disk.The file is not locked, I'm not working on a network, there's plenty of disk space where I'm trying to save it.I was able to save that same file previously but after working on it for awhile, it refuses to save.I tried saving it with a new name, I tried saving to a different location on my computer, but still get the error message.It's a large file so I'm guessing that might be the problem.Does Framemaker have a file size limitation?Would there be some other reason for the error message?

Hi, I have a problem using the "Save as pdf" function in Adobe FM 2019 x64. When this function was used to save a book, the following error message was returned in the console window:Then I tried to troubleshoot the problem by checking if the Adobe PDF printer was created. It was not. I also found distiller was not installed together with FM. Although the installation file for distiller was included in the installation package, I could not install it separately. I have reinstall FM several times but still cannot fix the problem.What is the root cause for this problem? Could it be that I am using an old windows version?My OS info is shown as follows:  Windows 10 Enterprise Version 1511 (OS build 10586.1540)

I am trying to learn Structured FrameMaker. Is it possible/legal/safe to start two copies of FrameMaker on my PC at the same time? Specifically I want to have one copy open in Structured FM to experiment and the other copy in Unstructured to take notes on what I am learning. I am trying to see if I understand the concepts by writing up a tutorial but I do not want to be locked into structured mode when do not have a template which covers all of my needs ( I am still figuring them out) and I do not yet really understand what the structured templates do. Will the documents save by the rules of the window they are in? What other problems will/could I encounter? Thanks, Marjorie

Hi,I am getting TextItems out of an element using:     currentElem.GetText(Constants.FTF_ALL);I am then modifying the sdata for some of the items, and want to write this structure back into the element I got it from.If I just use doc.Clear then doc.AddText, I have to pass in a string, and thus lose all the markers, anchors etc in the TextItems.I can't find a documented way to pass in TextItems to a function, anyone got ideas/workarounds to preserve the non-string text items?Or a way to modify the TextItems on an object directly?Thanks in advance,Dan

The list of file names (Framemaker 19) suddenly changed to a very small font. Everything else is normal (POD font sizes, etc.). How do I change the list of files in the book listing back to normal?