1_adobe user- Those temp files are not deleated if you have a FM problem. But with 23 GB space, this is not your problem.
In your Aug 22 remarks, you said that you were able to create PS files, but you were still unable to do so for the complete document. As long as you have this problem, the "Save As" will never work.
Is the Error you note the one from the Distiller log when you did a "Save As"?
The more I re-read your problem, the more I believe that there is something wrong with a file in your book and until you can generate a PS file for whole book, you will never fix it by changes to version of Distiller (any release).
Have you tried to create a PS file for only the file that you are having a problem with (where you have to create 2 or more PS files) and see if it generates a PDF. This can be done either through the book or with the file open. I believe all of us would like to know the results.
You also say that other colleagues (PCs)have problems, with long FM files, company format or? If you are share folders, have you tried having one of them try printing the pS file then distilling a PDF for you? This may narrow the problem down?
Although you have set up your Distiller, you can change to other default setting without changing your companies configuration. Have you tried using "standard" as your default setting.
Rebecca-Glad someone else understands the process of creating a PDF.
Thomas- Sorry, but I had no time or need to look through the Forums when Dov Isaacs was around. Until about 2 years ago, I had direct access to Adobe Tech support as a reseller (adobe changed reseller access to free tech support and now charges). Since I don't know anything about this individual, it's hard to respect his knowledge and your thoughts as to what he knows.
Let me say this a different way -either by using my example, "Tektronix 550" PS printer or "Adobe PDF" printer during "Print Book", or using "Save As Book", they all generate a postscript file. Both the "Tektronix 550" PS printer and "Adobe PDF" printer must be distilled to get a PDF, As Rebecca noted, the "Save As Book" also generate a postscript file using the "Adobe PDF" printer and then opens your distiller to generate a PDF, then it deletes the postscript file after distilling.
No matter which of the procedures listed about you use to create a PDF, that PDF that you now have is no longer dependent on the printer used in FrameMaker. If you open this PDF in Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader there is no where in Document Properties that identifies what printer was used in FM to create the PS file. The only thing that you can find out is what version of the PDF Producer (Distiller) was used along with fonts security, etc. (Distiller configuration settings). Anyone can open this PDF (as long as you have Acrobat or Acrobat Reader installed) and print with any printer configured on their system, this is one of the advantages of a PDF. For those that use the Save As to automate the process of creating a PDF are letting Adobe do what others are doing manually.
You said that "If you create a PS for the intent of distilling it into a PDF, then the Acrobat Distiller is the device, and the printer to use is the "Adobe PDF" printer. Period". Suggest that you should take a closer look at the "Acrobat PDF" printer and a configured PS printer. Both have the same Adobe PDF Properties and options, the difference is Printing Preferences. The "Adobe PDF" printer has one additional tab called "Adobe PDF Settings" which are the same settings options in Distiller found from the drop down menus. Did you know that the "Adobe PDF" printer and a correctly installed PS printer use the same PostScript Printer Driver version (currently 5.2 (5.1.2600.1106)) but each uses their own PPD.
So far you keep telling me I'm wrong by generating a PS file and distilling. Let me say that if there is going to be a problem in generating a PS file in your way or mine, that problem will be there in both. And any problem in that PS file will give the same error in distiller, you way or mine. Again, the "As IS" or by distilling a PS file opens the same configured Distiller. In your case you have an option tab called "Settings" in the PDF Setup for Selected Files" that allows you to change the "PDF Job Options" and "page size", before doing the PS and PDF task.
I agree that setting up Distiller is important. I don't follow your remarks on "admittedly, the interaction between FrameMaker and the different Acrobat components are sensitive to how they were installed and setup". Other than where we install a software packages (drive or folder), do we, as the end user, have control of an installation other than a standard or custom install. We do have set-up options. after installation. Sorry but you have not shown any reason that "Adobe PDF" printer as you state "is the way to go".
You also state that " The recommended long-term solution is to trouble-shoot and set up your Acrobat installation correctly". Sorry, Acrobat has nothing to do with the program Distiller. In fact if you don't buy Acrobat, you till get Distiller with FrameMaker, so maybe you should have said "Distiller installation". And yes Distiller needs to be setup depending on what your PDF is to be used for.
Just to let you know I've been a writer and a journalist since 1968 and had have no idea what you mean by your particular situation? Can only say that the manuals and documents I work on are commercially printed and are used by administrators, end users and service individuals. The PDFs that are generated from these documents go on to CDs and DVDs along with products.
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