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I have Win 10 and FM 2015. I moved my s/w to a new computer and now I cannot update my tables or TOCs because it crashes.I've installed all of the updates and it still crashes.

I am trying to create a custom variable that will display my custom paragraph tag ChapterTitle text in the header of my master page.The definition of my variable is <$paratext[ChapterTitle]>   (although I've tried 72 other variations with no better luck)The name of my variable is ChapterTitle.When I insert this variable in the header, what it displays is:  <$paratextCan someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I CAN create a variable for the text of a particular paragraph tag, correct?? (I know there is a built-in chapter title variable, but I have dozens of .fm files that use this custom paragraph tag and I would rather not have to change all of them.) Built-in variables work, so it would appear that I am defining this incorrectly.Thank you in advance!!!!Diane

Dear experts,In a script inserting a marker I had a typo on line 08:function InsertMarker (oTtextRange, sMarkerName, sMarkerText ) {var j, textLoc, marker, markerType, thisId, thatId, lenMarkerArray;  textLoc = oTtextRange.end;                      // inserted at end of selection  markerType = GetMarkerType (goCurrentDoc, sMarkerName); // Get the specified marker type.      if (markerType.ObjectValid ()) {        marker = goCurrentDoc.NewAnchoredMarker (textLoc);        marker.MarkerTypeId = markerType;           // properties of marker      marker.sMarkerText = sMarkerText;        thisId = marker.Unique;              &nbs

While installing FM 7.2 receiving the 'GetDiskSpace Failed' error. Please Suggest some solution how to resolve it.

Hi All,Am using ATCS 2015. Going through various forums,  I know that there is a script to save FM Book to PDF.Similarly, is there any script to save a Ditamap to FM Book with Components?Any help is much appreciated.ThanksSharada

Hi,I want that the clipboard content will be always insert as Unicode.I have changed the "ClipboardFormatsPriorities=UNICODE TEXT" in the maker.ini but nothing happens.Is there a other way to insert the clipboard content automatically as UNICODE without using the menu "insert special".Thanks.Best regardsMarkus

Hi, does anybody have the Bruce Foster Archive plug in to share. I have to work with FM 8 and really need it...Best regardsElisabeth

When I start a new document use the File menu>New>Document a I select a template from the template (from the default FrameMaker template directory); the default directory is AdobeFrameMaker11/Templates. Somehow the default directory has changed to the last directory where I saved a document. It never did that before. I can't find a preference where the default template directory can be set or changed. (I wonder if a win10 update might have affected things).

I have selected All Open Docs and attempted to edit the variable and then update all system variables. FM only updates a single file - so why have a selection for All Open Docs?

If yes, how?

I have used a shortcut, on previous versions of FrameMaker, that shrinkwrapped an inserted graphic and automatically applied a thin, black border to the image, in one step. This was a huge time saver, and eliminated tons of infernal mouse clicking. During a FrameMaker absence, I lost the shortcut. I've torn the Internet apart and read more shortcut cheatsheets and bloggy links than I can ever count, to no avail. Using Esc,m,p comes close, as this shrinkwraps the frame to the image and places it in the upper-left corner of the container (in my use, a single-row table for figures). But I still cannot find the shortcut that also applies what I think was a 1-point border, so you don't have to use the graphics tools to do it. Did they eliminate this feature?  :*-(  Best. Shortcut. Ever.

Hi,Just switched from FM 7.2 to FM 9.0.Does anyone know if the archive utility plugin is availiable for FM 9.0?If so, where can I find it?Thanks!

Is it possible to use the archive utility in FrameMaker 12 to create a usable archive document that is self-contained?  When I run the utility, it pulls everything together, but the links are screwy  -- main document links to one set of text insets, but THAT set of insets doesn't link to graphics. Second set of text insets DOES link to graphics, but main document doesn't link to those insets.  any suggestions?

Hello!We have FM9 and are looking for any information about Bruce Foster's Archive. We understand Bruce sadly and unexpectedly passed back in 2011, and it seems his work has become hard to locate now. Any information would be greatly appreciated!Regards,--Bob

I have a book with 60 files and the Archive-v2.jsx utility tool only goes as far as 25 files, then stops. how can I fix this? Thx.

Our document will primarily be used in the html version so we really have to make sure users can search for their problem. We realized quickly that using the regular serach will usually not solve the problem (especially if the keywords used are broad or the user doesn't know the correct term) so we decided to optmize our index to display the correct results.Now we are the ones experiencing problems: If we browse the index, it won't show sub entries. Ever. It seems like it only browses the first level.Example: In this case, my search for "aktiver Dozent" will show no results because it's a second level subentry, only "Umfrage" (the first level) is browsable.Is this a bug or is there anything we can do about it? Do you have any alternative solutions (such as working with search metadata)?Edit: Used version: FM 15

I'm trying to get rid of the unavailable fonts message. I've deselected Remember Missing Fonts in the preferences, saved the file, and reopened it. The messages still appeared. I tried restarting FrameMaker and also saving the file as MIF and resaving as a FrameMaker file.Any ideas what I can do to get rid of this message? I created a list of fonts, and the missing fonts aren't listed. If they're used on a reference page, I don't care. I just want the error message to be gone.

Hi, I have a very unusual problem. The last three Fridays around 3pm or so, when I get ready to go home for  the day, I try to save my work. I get the FrameMaker window that says the file name does not exist. I look in the folder and the file is gone. I put an IT ticket in. I come in on Monday, the file is back in the correct location, and all is well. The next Friday the same problem occurs, same time, and day of the week. I asked a senior IT support person to check out the problem by coming over to my desk. I take screen-shots of each step as I close out my FM file, and put in another IT ticket. By the time I get ready to go, the file shows up in the folder around 5pm. So I proved, I'm not crazy.....the senior IT person witnesses the problem. The IT group has no real answers. That's two times, two Fridays around the same time. I decided to work off of my laptop desktop. In the preference area of FrameMaker, I had chosen both an Automatic Backup on Save and Auto Save Every 10 min

When I Print to PDF, the table works fine. When I Save as PDF, the content is generated but it is invisible. This was first seen in 13.0.0.33 and it persists in 13.0.4.253. These are simple tables, with no conditional text, text insets, variables, strange para or char formats. MIF-washing did not fix it.I saw it last night on my machine in Boston, and reproduced it this morning here and on a different machine with a different file by a different writer in Hyderabad, India.

I'm trying to download the Framemaker trial. I've tried with and without the Adobe DLM. With the DLM, the download never starts (sits at 0%). Without the DLM, clicking the two download links doesn't result in anything happening. For reference, these are the two download links given:http://www.adobe.com/products/download-trial/dlm.html?product=adobe-framemaker&version=2015&sku=FS0004020&prdLabel=Adobe%20Framemaker%202015&prompt=prompt&language=en_US&dlmtype=2#http://www.adobe.com/products/download-trial/dlm.html?product=adobe-framemaker&version=2015&sku=FS0004020&prdLabel=Adobe%20Framemaker%202015&prompt=prompt&language=en_US&dlmtype=2#

We are  using unstructured FrameMaker 12 on a Windows 7 platform.We have three uses for 1 pixel horizontal lines: table rows, underscores for hypertext, and horizontal lines on the top and bottom of notes, cautions, tips, etc. The one-pixel lines for the notes and cautions are maintained on the Reference page (like the horizontal line that separates footnotes at the bottom of the page, which we don't use).We also use conditional text. Right now we have five conditions—all indicated by a different color—not counting the default "black" that represents text that has a universal audience. Due to business reasons, we leave the conditional tags (colors) visible even in our published output.In all cases described in this post, we are viewing the PDF at 100% magnification.When we publish to PDF, this is what happens to the thickness of the 1 pixel horizontal lines:The hypertext underscores remain 1 pixel when for the black text with no condition indicator. However, the hypertext undersco

Framemaker 2015, Windows 10I'm attempting to update old FM documentation. The file has been updated several times by various people, most of whom are long gone from the company that owns  the docs.I'm used to an interface where, when you click on a graphic, the object property information gives all the info on that graphic.Below, I've clicked on the graphic. The marquee has lit up tight around the graphic and re-sizing handles have appeared (arrow). The Object Properties readout tells me it's an imported graphic (A), but gives no clue to the source of the graphic (B).Below, I've right-clicked on the selected graphic and moused to "Select All in frame." The marquee has jumped up AND is for the most part is not connected to the graphic (arrows). But now the Object Properties readout tells me not only is it imported (A), but also the name of the referenced source file (B).This puzzles me.It also puzzles me that, when I right-click on the graphic and mouse to "Object Properties," (bel

When I look at linked Visio (2013) images in Framemaker 11, the text is corrupted.  If I click on the image, and go into Visio, the images look fine in Visio.  The particular corruption I see, is that rotated text comes out with the characters not rotated.  So ABC will come out A on top of B on top of C without being rotated.  If I import into MS Word, the Visio drawing is okay.  If then import into Framemaker, it is okay.  Anyone know of a solution?

All attempts to connect FM12 and SharePoint 10 result in this message: "The request failed with HTTP status 404: Not Found."In FM12, I opened Connection Manager, selected SharePoint, and entered:connection nameserver and site addressuser namepasswordThe SharePoint site displays successfully when I enter the server and site address in a browser, but SharePoint and FM aren't talking to each other for some reason. I tried entering all possible versions of "server and site address" in the FM Connection Manager with no success.http://servername/sites/xyzzyhttp://servername/sites/http://servername/siteshttp://servername/http://servernameI added the port number at the end of the server name as suggested in the tip below the server field "(e.g. http://server:port)" and got a "status 400: Bad Request" message.What's the secret to getting past this step?Thank you very much for your help.  I would love to get on with the rest of the process!Mary

Hello to all,I'm doing the layout of a catalogue which have many order codes inside tables. I need to create a PDF file with active links that redirect to the order code on the client website.The document is unstructured. Do you know if it's possible to insert the links into FrameMaker document?I wouldn't insert the links manually into the PDF file since the catalogue is 1600 pages...I need to create the PDF file with bookmarks but the titles that have to shown are variables in the master pages.How should I set the "PDF setting" when I create the PS file?Thanks in advance for your support 😉 Daniele