Launch a FrameMaker document from a command line

[frameexpert]

Can I launch FrameMaker and a specified document with a Windows command line call? If so, what is the syntax? Thank you.

[Bob_Niland]

I don't have an answer, but can can spare you one dead end. The FM7 printed manual has multiple pages on the FMbatch command line options for Unix, but nothing for Windows (or MacOS).

[Tassos Anastasiou · Accepted solution]

Try

<fullepath-to-FM-exe> /f <full-path-to-FM-file>

Example:

"c:\program files\adobe\adobe framemaker xxxx\framemaker.exe" /f "c:\test\test.fm"

[K.Daube]

Tassos, this really works as expected!

In my case: "H:\Adobe\FrameMaker.15en\Adobe FrameMaker 2019\FrameMaker.exe" /f D:\Private\Familie\Klaus\Gesundheit\health-diagram.fm

[K.Daube]

There is however a big warning about wrapping such a command into a script or batch file: See https://community.adobe.com/t5/framemaker/using-framemaker-as-a-command-to-generate-an-output-eg-pdf...

Therein Stefan Gentz cites the license:

2.1.7.2 For clarification and without limitation, the foregoing does not permit Customer to install or access (either directly or through commands, data, or instructions) the Software: (e) for operations not initiated by an individual user (e.g., automated server processing).

But IMHO the term individual user allows me to start a Windows command which will in turn start FM with an associated FM file. But there must not be a loop calling FM for multiple files or something like that.