FrameMaker 2015 - ESTK - Page Size DefaultParams

Question

Hi everybody,I'm struggling with the page sizes when creating a PDF file from a book. I can't manage to change the sizes of the pages to DIN A4. The default parameters seems to be 210,3 x 279,4 mm.The same issue has been discussed for FDK, but I don't get how to adapt the code:Framemaker 2015 - FDK Client application page size issue Here is the function I use to save PDF with the attempt to alter the page height to 297mm:I'm glad for any help.function SaveAsPDF(book) {    var comp = book.FirstComponentInBook;    while(comp.ObjectValid()) {        var doc = SimpleOpen(comp.Name);        doc.PDFBookmark = true;        doc.DocAcrobatElements = false;        doc.PDFPageHeight = 297; // here is my attempt        comp = comp.NextBookComponentInDFSOrder;        }        var params = GetSaveDefaultParams();    var index = GetPropIndex(params, Constants.FS_FileType);    params[index].propVal.ival = Constants.FV_SaveFmtPdf;    book.Save(pdfPath, params, new PropVals());  }

Russ Ward · Accepted Answer

Hi FabianK007,I think your accidental solution may be triggering some internal default... I don't know. It is probably not a great solution, though.The thing about these height and width properties (among many other object properties in the object model) is that they use these "metric" units. It is a little tough to understand at first and maybe you don't really need to understand it fully. All you need is the proper conversion factor. To convert from metrics to millimeters, set the properties like this:doc.PDFPageHeight = 297 * 185771;doc.PDFPageWidth = 210 * 185771;In other words, to convert from millimeters, multiply by 185771. This works in ExtendScript because the property is expressed as decimal integer. Below is an excerpt from the FDK manual that provides other conversion factors. Hope this helps some. RussUsing MetricT values for linear measurementsWhen used for linear measurement, a MetricT unit represents a point (1/72 inch). The16 most significant bits of a MetricT value represent the digits before the decimal;the 16 least significant bits represent the digits after the decimal. Therefore, 1 point isexpressed as hexadecimal 0x10000 or decimal 65536.The following table lists the units of the measurement systems FrameMaker productssupport and their MetricT equivalents.

FabianK007 · Answer

Found something, I can't call it solution because I don't know why it works.

Setting the properties to 1 OR to 10 sets the format to A4.

Beside that -not part of the workaround- I applied the changes to the book instead of its components.

function SaveAsPDF(book) {
    // to generate the pdf in din a4
    // 0 = letter ?
    // > 0 = din a4 no idea why...
   book.PDFPageHeight = 1; //same results with 10
   book.PDFPageWidth  = 1; //same results with 10
    
    var comp = book.FirstComponentInBook;
    while(comp.ObjectValid()) {
        var doc = SimpleOpen(comp.Name);
        doc.PDFBookmark = true;
        doc.DocAcrobatElements = false;
        comp = comp.NextBookComponentInDFSOrder;
    }
    
    var params = GetSaveDefaultParams();
    var index = GetPropIndex(params, Constants.FS_FileType);
    params[index].propVal.ival = Constants.FV_SaveFmtPdf;
    book.Save(pdfPath, params, new PropVals()); 
 }

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