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2hamunaptra
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November 22, 2010
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Stumped: Why won't DITA-OT process my Frame 9 map file?

  • November 22, 2010
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I'm stuck and hope someone might provide some guidance. I'm running Frame 9 on Windows XP.

I've created a very simple map file and am trying to get it to process in the DITA OT.

Everything appears to be set up correctly (I specify which Dita map is to be transformed...

etc.), but when I click Transform, I get the following error message:

"WinANT Build Error

It appears the build process failed. Either no log file was produced or the log file stylesheet

was not generated into the output directory.This means the process didn't complete correctly."

It then tells me:

-To be sure I have the Java JDK installed. (I do.)

-Check that the Dita OT dir on the DITA tab is pointing to the correct

location of the DITA toolkit. (It is.)

-To deselect the Overrides on the advanced tabs ( I did.)

-Tweak the fix resolver checkbox on the DITA OT tab (I tried.)

Sigh.....nothing seems to work.

Just wondered if anyone might a clue as to what's going on.

Many thanks in advance,

Gary

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ScottPrentice
ScottPrentice
Inspiring
November 22, 2010

Hi Gary...

It sounds like you're using WinANT to build the map and topics .. yes? Have you been able to build other maps using WinANT? Can you do a build from the command line in the OT?

After installing the OT, make sure everything works by doing a sample build using the OT command line .. then try building the sample files provided with the OT. Then, if you're using WinANT, make sure it's working by trying to build the sample files. If all of that works, then you *should* be able to build using your FM9 map file (assuming it's a real DITA map and not a binary FM file pretending to be a DITA map .. to be sure, open it in Notepad.

Let me know how it goes.

...scott

Scott Prentice

Leximation, Inc.

www.leximation.com

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2hamunaptraAuthor
New Participant
November 22, 2010

Scott...

Thanks for the reply.

>

It sounds like you're using WinANT to build the map and topics .. yes?

No, I've used Frame 9 to do that.

Have you been able to build other maps using WinANT?

This is my first attempt as using the DITA OT, so no, I haven't tried.

But I will.

Can you do a build from the command line in the OT?

If all of that works, then you should be able to build using your

FM9 map file (assuming it's a real DITA map and not a binary FM file

pretending to be a DITA map .. to be sure, open it in Notepad.

>

It looks ok, tho' I'm far from an expert. Here's how it appears in

Notepad: Does it appear valid?

</map

ScottPrentice
ScottPrentice
Inspiring
November 22, 2010

Hmm. Well, FM9 does not by default include a command for building a map with the DITA-OT. There is a plugin that you can install that provides this type of functionality, but it doesn't include any output that would mention "WinANT" and doesn't have an interface that includes tabs like you describe. Is this a system that someone else set up or have you installed all of the DITA bits? Did you install the OT connector plugin from Adobe?

The map you pasted in didn't survive, but based on the last bit that did, it does look like it was XML and not a binary file, so that's not the issue.

Tell me more about who set up your system .. it doesn't sound like anything I've seen before.

...scott

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