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My computer crashed and has been repaired, but no software. I desperately need to get back with Framemaker 10 so I can re-open my business. I have the license number but no clue about where to go to reinstall this program. Joyce

I want to insert a paragraph with something like a line, to separate hunks of text I am pasting into a document. I see no obvious way to do this. I see no AddPgf() function, for example. And no Doc.AddPgf() or whatever.I can add text in an existing paragraph with this:function test1() {var doc = app.ActiveDoc;var t1 = new TextLoc();var firstPgf = doc.MainFlowInDoc.FirstTextFrameInFlow.FirstPgf;t1.obj = firstPgf;t1.offset = 0;doc.AddText (t1, "Hello");}I had the idea that I would do AddText() at the very end of a paragraph to create a new paragraph, but this code crashes FrameMaker (only difference from above is Constants.FV_OBJ_END_OFFSET):function test1() {var doc = app.ActiveDoc;var t1 = new TextLoc();var firstPgf = doc.MainFlowInDoc.FirstTextFrameInFlow.FirstPgf;t1.obj = firstPgf;t1.offset = Constants.FV_OBJ_END_OFFSET;doc.AddText (t1, "Hello");}Thanks,Mark

Hi, I need to insert the notequal symbol in my FM 8 document. The character_sets.pdf file at the installation directory mentions 0185 as the ansi no. and ctrl+q9 as the keyboard sequence for adding the symbol but neither of these is working for me. Using 0185 ansi number is adding some other symbol. Is it that the ansi no. given there is incorrect? Thanks

HiMy setup: FM11; Framescript 5.2 (5.2R1p251); Windows 7FM11 is working fine ... but when l use FrameScript, the script runs OK until the end, then FM hangs for ages.Eventually the FM file reopens but cannot be saved, scrolled .... and sometimes even shows only blank pages!!Above applies to a file in a book, or a standalone file.Tried an uninstall/reinstall of FrameScript but problem persists 😞Anyone know a solution/workaround?Would really appreciate any help!!Mervyn[Thread moved to FrameMaker Scripting Forum by moderator]

I'm running FrameMaker 11.0.2.384. When I choose Add/List of Paragraphs and include all paragraphs tagged as "RD-RefDocs" the list generates, but it is not complete. I know there is content tagged as RD-RefDocs that doesn't show up in the list. About half of the tagged content shows up. I do have Create Hypertext Links checked when running the LOP. Any idea how to fix this? Thanks!

Hi, Does anyone have any code for saving a document as PDF? I don't need an entire script, just a chunk of code that shows the save parameters. Thanks in advance. --Rick[moved to FM scripting forum by moderator]

Why would this result in an infinite loop? I thought that wehn it got to the last Pgf object it should become invalid and stop.    var doc = app.ActiveDoc;    var pgf = doc.MainFlowInDoc.FirstTextFrameInFlow.FirstPgf;    while ( pgf.ObjectValid() ) {        Console('Hello');    }    pgf = pgf.NextPgfInFlow;Thanks,Mark

I'm running FM12 on Windows 7, and when I do Ctrl-9 to search for a Paratag to use, I get a seach box and a list of formats. In the previous version (FM9) I could see the possible formats with the letters I'm typing in the status bar at the bottom, select it, and all was well. In FM12, if I press Ctrl-9 and immediately start typing the first letters of the format I want, the search box takes a while to appear and when it does, it is stuck. I can't type anything in it and I can't make it go away. It's stuck not in FM but in Windows. I have to move FM out from under it to see what I'm doing. AND I can't put the focus back in the document. I have to restart FM12. What's a fellow to do? The search box is presently over this window as I write.  ~ Steve Talley

I'm getting all the changebars in the files of a book, and copying them out into a separate, single change document. Once I find the Pgf with the changebar, what would be the best way to copy the info out to the change doc? I want to copy the entire section that contains the changebar.I figured I would move backwards and find the most recent section heading and set the beginning of a TextRange there at the beginning of that Pgf. Then I move forward and find the following heading pagagraph, and move back one pgf from that and set that as the end of the range.At that point should I use copy and paste into the new document?Thanks, Mark

I create books of 100+ documents. When I try to import the template to all the documents in a book, FrameMaker 11 crashes. I've tried importing the template to smaller groups of documents (10 or less) and it stil crashes. Sometimes after trying this with the same group of documents multiple times, it will finally work. I'd rather not have to import the template to every individual document in the book because it's time consuming. Is there a way to apply the template over the whole book quickly without it crashing?

Hello,I created a few equations for a manual, and everything displayed correctly. After I was upgraded to a new computer (same OS - Win 7), all the minus signs in the equations I made aren't displaying—all I get are (?)s. I've tried creating a new equation, but the minus symbol still isn't displaying. Strange to me that it's only the minus symbol not displaying; all other operators display correctly. I'm wondering if this is a symbol font issue, or a unicode issue, but after searching the forums all morning (and all afternoon yesterday) I haven't found any information on correcting the issue or working around it.*Update*I had a coworker open the file in question, and the minus symbols all displayed correctly. He is running Frame 11 on XP. -Ben

Hi- I have just started using S1000d, i created  a rule in my business module( eg //description/para/emphasis) with allowedObjectFlag=0 , i have also set my Data module pointing to the business module. And so, when and how does my Data module get validated against the mentioned rule? Whenever i try to validate my Data module, it turns out as valid even though my data module has //description/para/emphasis element in it. Please let me know what should i be doing in order to catch my rule?

From Kapil Verma, FM's product manager:Subject: Response from Adobe - Print to .PS issue - Cause and solutionHello everyone,I am from Adobe and wanted to give you some information about the “Print to .PS” issue that has been reported in the forums recently. We have looked into this issue and found the cause. Today, we wanted to share it with you all along with a workaround solution in the interim. Furthermore, we are working on fixing this issue and expect to come out with a fix soon. What causes the issueThis issue occurs when a user who is running FrameMaker11 in unstructured mode and tries to print a book, which was also created in the unstructured mode. This issue is not present when printing a Framemaker document, or when FrameMaker is running in structured mode. WorkaroundThe workaround is to switch to structured mode (you can do so by going to Edit > Preferences > General and use the Product Interface dropdown to select “Structured FrameMaker”) and restart FrameMaker. Thi

Hi- I have just started using S1000d, i created  a rule in my business module( eg //description/para/emphasis) with allowedObjectFlag=0 , i have also set my Data module pointing to the business module. And so, when and how does my Data module get validated against the mentioned rule? Whenever i try to validate my Data module, it turns out as valid even though my data module has //description/para/emphasis element in it. Please let me know what should i be doing in order to catch my rule?[Thread moved from general discussions forum]

Hi,I've a document with references of all documents of book , a reference page that define styles and structure of document. When I save the document as html, it's work fine but the imagenes names is changed, can i keep original image names when i save a document as html?I'm sorry for my english.

I work for Xerox International Partners and I cannot activate Framer Maker on my PC due to many activations on other PC's. I was given new PC months ago and failed to deactivate Framemaker on my old PC. The hard drive from my old PC has been destroyed so I cannot deactivate it. Can I ask Adobe to allow me to activate Framemaker on this PC since my old hard drive was destroyed? Thank You Gary Lopez

On a fresh install of FM12, changing to either of the two full screen modes causes my open document to "hide" behind the book pod. It's behaving as if the document window has lost it's ability to dock. Although I can minimize the book pod and see most of my document, I'd rather not have to do that. I'm assuming that the full screen modes are working "as designed", since I haven't seen anyone else complaining about it. So, if this is not a bug, how can keep the document winow positioned between the left and right pods?Here's the workspace in standard scree mode. The open document is docked between the left and right pod and has a tab.Same workspace in full screen mode. Ths same file is now partially hidden behind the book pod.With the book pod minimized, it's clear that the document window no longer has a tab that I could use to reposition the window.Thoughts, tips, and instructions much appreciated.

Hello,I have an fm file with a list of parameters. I want to read them one by one, and plant their description in the fm file under the name of the parameter. The description is in an excel file. The B column of the excel file contains the name of the parameter, and the C column contains the description I want to fetch. Attached an example:Return description in column CWhere column A = App_GlobalResources\ConfigSetsResourcesAND column B = [name of parameter]How do I do this?

I created an FM book containing five .fm files, three of which are generated by FM (that is, Table of Contents, List of Tables, and List of Figures). I want to add a page number for each of the pages of the book in the form of “Page 2 of 10” by referencing the system variables. The problem is, I cannot reference the total page number in all the files except the last one. How can I achieve this?

I've tried installing and re-installing and umpteen Live Chat sessions. I've tried calling Adobe Tech. Support. "Current wait time is between 57 minutes and 1 hour."I've followed all of their instructions but still, bizarrely, when I click the "FrameMaker 12" option under the installed ATCS 5 folder (Start > All Applications), what opens is "FrameMaker XML Author 12," which cannot open .fm files and prompts me to "download the full program."The last Live Chat person told me to uninstall ATCS 4, and then, when I logged in to the Adobe site again, I could click "License this Software."No such link appeared. And now, we are stuck without a mission-cirtical software package, days before a release.Unbelievable.

I have a an annual TCS subscription.I've downloaded TCS 5.0 now, but it doesn't seem to recognise my Adobe ID as as a valid sign in and requests a serial number.Any ideas?

The Special menu items have disappeared.  The only item left is Track Text Edits.  What happened to Page Break, Delete Page, etc. and how can I get them back.

I have this simple code:  var doc = app.ActiveDoc;var t1 = new TextLoc();var firstPgf = doc.MainFlowInDoc.FirstTextFrameInFlow.FirstPgf;t1.obj = firstPgf;doc.AddText (t1, "Hello");When I ran it the first time from the ES toolkit code window, it printed "Hello" on the first line of the active Fm document. But when I ran the code again a moment later on the same doc, nothing happens. There are no visible errors and it prints "Result: [object TextLoc]" in the JavaScript console. I can't get it to run again. This happened a few days ago and I gave up. Then just now I decided to try it again and it did the same thing - printed "Hello" once in the Fm doc, then it would not do it again. I've tried restarting Fm and the toolkit.  Any ideas what is causing this?  Thanks,Mark

Hello, I just purchased framemaker 8 and I wish to install it on a windows 7 platform. Is there a simple way of doing this? Does anyone know how to install it? THanks

I notice that a font issue occurs with SVG files in FrameMaker 10.0.2.419 saved as PDF. 1. Open a FrameMaker document that contains SVG images. The SVG images contain text. Text is in Arial font. 2. Save FrameMaker file as PDF. 3. Search PDF file for instances of words contained in SVG images. Text not found. Text is rendered correctly. But upon inspection, when copied and pasted into NotePad, text is rendered as squares:       .  Acrobat properties show that the original font is ArialMT.Things I already tried:Font embedding settings in Distiller. No effect.Using File > Print in FrameMaker instead of Save as PDF. No effect.Using a different version of Distiller. No effect.Using a printer instead of Distiller and printing a post-script file. No effect.It seems instead to be an issue with the FrameMaker patch that updated the version to 10.0.2.419. Prior to that patch, things seemed to work correctly. And things seem to work correctly in FrameMaker