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July 19, 2018
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FM 2017 to FM2015 file conversion?

  • July 19, 2018
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I had a huge FM 2015 file on which i was working. I also had FM2017 on my system and by mistake i opened the FM2015 files using 2017 and i am unable to revert it now. Kindly help.

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    Barb Binder
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    Barb BinderCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 19, 2018

    Hi pre release:

    i am unable to revert it now. Kindly help.

    Or does it mean you no longer have Fm 2017 installed on that system and therefore can't open the files to save in a format 2015 will open? You will need Fm 2017 to make the conversion. If you can't re-install the free trial on that computer, you will have to use a different computer.

    ~Barb

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
    Jeff_Coatsworth
    Community Expert
    Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 19, 2018

    There's also a good lesson in this - always use a non-production machine for new trial versions with a COPY of your content to play around with. That way you can never mess up your real working copy.

      Ian Proudfoot
      Ian Proudfoot
      Legend
      July 19, 2018

      When you write "unable to revert" does that mean because you don't know how to do it, or because the file won't save in FM 2015 format?

      When you are saving to the previous release there is no need to take the MIF route, simply select Document 2015 from the Save as type dropdown.

      If, on the other hand the document won't save as 2015, you have another problem which will need further investigation.

      Ian

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      pre releaseAuthor
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      July 20, 2018

      Thank you for this suggestion, but I had already tried this option and the files weren't converted. Once i saved the FM17 files as FM15 and tried reopening them,I got this message (see screenshot below). When i clicked on the option FrameMaker the files did not open at all. When I clicked on the option Native Application, the files opened using FM17.

      Ian Proudfoot
      Ian Proudfoot
      Legend
      July 20, 2018

      I've never seen FrameMaker fail to save as the requested version. I tried to match your scenario, but when I saved a file from FM2017 in FM2015 format it opened perfectly in FM2015.

      I'm wondering if you just saved the .book file as FM2015? This means that your fm files remain in FM2017 format while the book is now in FM2015 format.  Saving the book as FM2015 won't change the version of any of its component files. You have to open each file individually and save it as FM2015.

      Ian

      vinayakrishnabhat
      vinayakrishnabhat
      Inspiring
      July 19, 2018

      Hello,

      I ran into the same situation once. You have to convert the files to .mif format and then open it, save it as .fm in whichever version you may wish. Hope this works in your case too.

      Regards,

      Vinay

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      pre releaseAuthor
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      July 20, 2018

      Thank you. This was useful.

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