Saving as past version

[byrdye]

I am in the process up upgrading my Technical Communication Suite from 1 to 3. Here's my problem:

I have a client whose documentation set I update a couple of times a year. They are using FM 7. Up until now this hasn't been a problem, I download their docs from their server, work on them in FM 8, then save them as version 7 before uploading them back to their server.

Just installed Tech Comm 3 on my laptop, and I notice it only saves back to version 9 as FM files.

The obvious solution, of course, the client upgrades to version 10, but just in case they won't convince, I need a solution. The two I see, I work on it via the remote server (can we say SLOWWWW torture?), or, the couple of times a year I work on their updates, I uninstall Tech Comm 3, reinstall Tech Comm 1, then, when I finish, uninstall 1 and reinstall 3.

I'm not keen on either solution. Any suggestions, workarounds? I notice FM 10 does save as a version 7 mif file. Will this work?

Thanks!

Jo Byrd

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

Yes you could save as MIF but watch out for any Unicode that you might use in FM10, that's not supported in FM7.

[byrdye]

Thanks, Jeff, that's good to know.

Since most of what I do is copy/paste from a Word doc containing the updates, that shouldn't be a problem...although I might run it through NotePad just to be on the safe side! Don't have to do a Paste Special that way.

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

You know there's a trick you can make to your maker.ini file so that you can copy & paste text from Word without bringing in any Word styles, etc. It makes your Paste act like a Paste Special - text only command.

You just need to find the line that talks about ClipboardFormatsPriorities= rearrange it to make it read TEXT first in the list.

[byrdye]

Jeff, you are my hero!

Thank you for telling me that, it'll make my life SO much easier!

I'm not anything approaching a guru in Fm, journeyman is more like it. Just don't have the opportunity to work in FM very often. Unfortunately. Meaning, I really appreciate the experts who contribute to this forum and help me when I start hitting my head against a wall.

Jo

[Narasipur]

This is not a response to Saving as past version. I have my own question but

am unable to post it. How do I post my question? I am logged to the forum but do not see any button to post the question.

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

Click on "New" up by your name - the dropdown shows "Discussion" - pick that & choose a Location where you want your question to appear. Then create your question and post it.