Problem Creating Postscript File with FrameMaker 7.2

Thanks for all the suggestions. Here are some feedback:

Don't think memory or harddisk space is the problem as I have 1G RAM and 60G harddisk (about 30G freespace left). Though I am connected thru a network, but all my stuffs are stored in my local harddisk.

The same problem occurs again and again, not only for this book. It so happen this book the error is at page 294. Every time when my book is more than 150 pages, similar error occurs. This is why I have always a need to breakup a print book into print selected files. Even for this above book, when I break it into 5-6 ps files, this error will not occur thus I doubt this have anything to do with the graphics.

So far I have always generated my ps files thru Adobe PDF. Let me briefly describe how I do it. I will select Print Selected Files (or Print Book which never work), and check Print to File then set my Printer to Adobe PDF. After generating the ps files, I will then use Distiller to create PDF files. Having all the pdf files, I will then join them up with Adobe Professional to have 1 single book again. This sound complicated doesn't it? Need to perform 3 processes just to get a pdf book. Perhaps I have missed out something. There should be a simpler way!

Not sure how different is my way of creating ps files different from print file with a PS printer? I will search for past topics on this. Another question - if I install a generic PS printer but my printer (print shop) is using some other printer, will there be a conflict or something like that?

1adobe user- Distiller is part of the FrameMaker package and hads been for years. Although earlier releases of Distiller did need a registration key to install (key was on the FrameMaker manuals through FM version 6. Distiller , comes with FM 7.x and does not require a license or registration. Be carefull and read the release notes on what version of Distiller and Acrobat is approved for FrameMaker. In otherwords , don't make the mistake and think that all versions work.

On this forum, you will get may people that state that the only way to generate a PDF is through FM using the Adobe PDF printer, I disagree. Even FM tech support and the online help provide procedures on how to generate a PS file first. Suggetion is to add a PS printer to your printers, I use Tektronix Phaser 550J 1200 dpi. Make sure you have the printer files to install (PPD) not just do an add using the OS. Now generate a PS file and then using Distiller, see if you can distill. I've done documents larger than 5oo pages with 500 MB or ram and had no problem.

As to the problem with page 294. Try the following, highlight all files of book less the the file that page 294 is in and select Print Selected files. Create your PS file and PDF, if it works, then take a cloer look at the page in question, mabe you may want to delete the graphic and try a complete Print book, or try re-installing the graphic. One of the reasons I don't use FM to generate a PDF is I don't see what's the problem when it happens. In using a PS file then Dsitiller, you can watch each page called out in the Distiller window and see where/when the error occurs.

How much disk space do you have on your PC? It sounds as if you may be running out of temporary file / storage space...

Also, another possible cause you may want to look at is that the error point (such as page 294) contains some PS code or a (maybe PS) graphic that can't be written.

Art

How much memory have you got? And are you doing this stuff over a network?

Cheers, Rebecca

This time I managed to print book - postscipt in Frame7.2. But when I use Distiller 6 to create pdf, this error message is shown:

%%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: load ]%%

Stack:
/A.139300
/P82120

Got this after pages 294. I have no idea what this is. This type of offending messages usually occurs when the postscript files are large. If I break it to smaller postscript files, then everything is ok. Strange.

Didn't know that Frame7.2 comes with Distiller 7. Maybe this is different for corporate license? Maybe I should check with our IT department and see how our licensing is. I think we bought some licenses for ealier Frame with Distiller 6 but only decided to upgrade Frame to Frame 7.x but not the Distiller. (This is only my guess though.) We have some Distiller 7 licenses but unfortunately I am one of those that have to live with Distiller 6. Or maybe my Distiller license comes with Adobe Acrobat Professional? (my version is also 6).

Let me try create postscript by print book and see what the error message is. I will report later. By the way, most of my colleagues also encounter this same problem from time to time. Some of them are even using Distiller 7.x.

I am using Distiller 6.0.0.5.

What is your error message? What version of Distiller 6 are you running? I'm
unsure, but I thought that Frame 7.2 came with Distiller 7. If so, why did you
not upgrade to Distiller 7?

Mike