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MIF Wash Utility is not available in the FrameMaker 2022 environment.

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August 15, 2024
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When we migrated our environment to a new PC, we installed the latest version of FrameMaker 2022.
I followed the steps in the following URL to set up the MIF Wash Utility.

https://helpx.adobe.com/framemaker/kb/how-to-use-mifwash-utility-in-framemaker.html

Every time I start FrameMaker, I get the following error message
Unable to initialize the API client “C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe FrameMaker 2022\fminit\BookComponentMIFWash.dll”.

I have been able to use the MIF Wash Utility without any problems with FrameMaker 2022, which is an update from FrameMaker 2019, which I have been using.

Please let me know if there is a solution to this problem.
Thank you in advance.

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Correct answer Winfried Reng

Hi,

You can also install FM 17.0.3, which still supports plugins and scripting.

Best regards, Winfried

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sa_na: Please let me know if there is a solution to this problem.

While wating for Adobe to fix it, you can revert to the traditional way of doing a MIF wash:

save .book & .fm files(s) as the most recent MIF variant
close them
re-open them as .mif
re-save them as .book & .fm files(s)

sa_naAuthor

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Thank you very much.
We will use your suggested method this time.

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It's probably because Adobe did not recompile the DLL for FM2022 update 4, which broke all plugins:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/framemaker-discussions/framemaker-2022-update-4-disables-some-api-clients/m-p/14594150

If that's the case, you would need Adobe to make a new build. I guess that is not on their to-do checklist while breaking things.

Russ

sa_naAuthor

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Thank you very much.
It seems to be caused by the topic you referred us to.
We will make a request to Adobe.

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Hi,

You can also install FM 17.0.3, which still supports plugins and scripting.

Best regards, Winfried