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Framemaker 10 - newer version odd suffix error

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June 10, 2011
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ERROR MESSAGE: The document was saved to a temporary file, but FrameMaker can't rename it to have the correct name. The newer version has an odd suffix.

I had this problem with Framemaker 9 and never resovled it. What is the problem? I can't see buying Tech Suite 3 with this problem still out there.

I need a resolution.

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Correct answer Arnis Gubins

Rick,

This a function of FM's autosave utility. If this is enabled, then when the time comes to save, FM copies the current file to filename.auto.fm.xxx (where xxx is a random hex value between 000-FFF), then deletes the prior auto-saved file if succcesful and finally renames the .xxx to the .auto.fm file. This three-step is to avoid corruption.

However, sometimes if there is network congestion, greedy/aggressive virus scanning or you're low on disk space or permissions/policies/ownership aren't properly set (especially under Win7 even when you have admin rights), then the temp file can't be renamed to the proper name and FM complains with the "odd suffix" mesage and leaves the .xxx version as is.

This issue is totally system dependent and something is interfering with FM's ability to rename at a low level.

AFAIK, this behaviour has been around FM from at least the first Windows version back in '92

See also this old thread: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/316082?tstart=0.

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tomslakey

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I had the "odd suffix error" problem, and played around with various things to try to fix it. Finally I had success with this: I had deleted an appendix file, and it was reappearing. This time I deleted it a different way and it worked. Previously I had gone into the book file, right clicked on the file and chosen delete. This time I went into the book file, selected the (grayed-out) file, and then using the menu at the top I did Edit...Delete. This seems completely unrelated to the "odd suffix error" message, but when I did this, it cleared up the odd suffix error problem, and I am now able to save the book file.

Arnis Gubins

Inspiring

@Tom,

Both approaches (either from the context menu or from the main menu) in the book file should have deleted the file entry from the book file. If the entry was showing as greyed-out, it means that FM couldn't find that file, e.g. it might have been deleted/moved at the system file level.

I'm not certain what you mean by the file "reappearing" in your description? Did you save the Book file after deleting?

Regardless, things were physically changed, which affected what FM was able to write to, so that would have also affected the odd-suffix error.

Arnis GubinsCorrect answer

Inspiring

Rick,

This a function of FM's autosave utility. If this is enabled, then when the time comes to save, FM copies the current file to filename.auto.fm.xxx (where xxx is a random hex value between 000-FFF), then deletes the prior auto-saved file if succcesful and finally renames the .xxx to the .auto.fm file. This three-step is to avoid corruption.

However, sometimes if there is network congestion, greedy/aggressive virus scanning or you're low on disk space or permissions/policies/ownership aren't properly set (especially under Win7 even when you have admin rights), then the temp file can't be renamed to the proper name and FM complains with the "odd suffix" mesage and leaves the .xxx version as is.

This issue is totally system dependent and something is interfering with FM's ability to rename at a low level.

AFAIK, this behaviour has been around FM from at least the first Windows version back in '92

See also this old thread: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/316082?tstart=0.

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Anonymous

I have had File>Preferences>Automatic Save disabled. I imagine that something similar must occur during a book update.

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Anonymous

Do you use any backup or recovery utilities, SVN, whatever, that run in the background? If so, they could be temporarily grabbing the file just at the same time that FM is trying to write the save, resulting in a collision.

Are there any messages in your system's event log at the same time? If so, they might help identify the issue.

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Anonymous

Do you use any backup or recovery utilities, SVN, whatever, that run in the background?

No.

Are there any messages in your system's event log at the same time? If so, they might help identify the issue.

There is nothing in the event log.

Jeff_Coatsworth

Community Expert

The other thing I'd be looking at would be permissions in whatever location it's trying to manipulate it in.

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Anonymous

The directory with the books files is on the same drive that Framemaker is on, my C drive. I am logged in as administrator and own the directory and drive.

I am running Windows 7 Pro

Processor: Intel 2 Duo CPU E8600@3.33 Ghz

8 gig of ram

64-bit OS

Bob_Niland

Community Expert

What are you doing when this occurs?

Are you doing a save or save-as,

or is this an auto-save or .recover

creation failure during a crash?

What is the object open?

.book?

book component .fm file?

Are you using the default .book and .fm extensions?

Are you using anything unusual in the filename prefixes,

i.e. anything other than latin characters, numbers, and

punctuation never special-cased or reserved on any

current or legacy Frame platform?

______

Comma, for example, is a problem printing to file

from Frame on Windows.

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Anonymous

What are you doing when this occurs?

I am updating a book.

Are you doing a save or save-as, or is this an auto-save or .recover creation failure during a crash?

No.

What is the object open? book? book component .fm file?

The book file.

Are you using the default .book and .fm extensions?

Yes.

Are you using anything unusual in the filename prefixes, i.e. anything other than latin characters, numbers, and punctuation never special-cased or reserved on any current or legacy Frame platform?

No.

I am doing nothing unusual or out of the ordinary. The files in question are on the same drive that Framemaker is installed on, my local C drive. It is intermittent and does not occur every time I update.

Bob_Niland

Community Expert

I am updating a book.

Are you doing a save or save-as, or is this an auto-save or .recover creation failure during a crash?

No.

Well, the Update Book operation, as you probably know, is doing ordinary opens and saves, complete with generating or replacing .backup files.

What are the remnants of the failure? If you start with no .backup files about, do they get created? Do they open intact?

I don't have FM10, and have never seen that error message. I have seen file permission problems, but never resulting in that msg.

Any difference if all the book component files are already open during the Update Book?

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