Can't update book

OK, if you have all the files open, didn't get any error messages and still

can't update....

I suspect that at least one of the files is corrupted somehow. First, make

a backup copy of the book.

Then, try saving the .FM file out as .MIF, opening the .MIF and saving it

over the source .FM file. (If you download a trial of MIF2Go from mif2go.com,

they install a utility program that "MIF-washes" all the files in the book

at once -- it's a useful tool.) Saving as MIF should parse the file and

remove any corrupted characters or embedded trash (such as you might have

by pasting in Word content, for example).

After you've processed all the files, try the update yet again.

If that doesn't work, I'd opt for Jeff's suggestion of eliminating

problematic files, one by one until you locate the problem.

Cheers,

Art

Art Campbell

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Open all the files in the book and then try the update.

Most likely problem is that you're getting unavailable fonts or broken

cross-ref messages for one or more component files as they're being opened.

Because you're running a background process, there isn't a way to

acknowledge the error message, so the file never opens, so your update

doesn't complete.

Opening all the files first, before the update, allows you to ack any

error/problem messages. If you are receiving some, pay attention to them

because you should resolve them at some point.

Art Campbell

art.campbell@gmail.com

"... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and

a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson

No disclaimers apply.

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Try opening all of the component parts of the book first & then update - you may get a message about one of them that's being suppressed in the "silent-open" that FM does when it tries to update a book.