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October 9, 2013
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Urgent: Framemaker 11 and compatibility with Framemaker 5.5

  • October 9, 2013
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Hello,

I search technical precise informations on impacts due to migration of fm files from FrameMaker 5.5 (Solaris) to FrameMaker 11 (Windows).

Can I find documents, papers, notes from Adobe or others that détail modification to do, or problems, on a such migration?

The MIF format used by FrameMaker is also in the context of my search: is there any modification on MIF generation or MIF integration from or in *.fm files?

All the binaries (fmbatch, fmreport, ...) provided in the package 5.5 is also in the context of my search: I want to know if these binaries are present in v11?

Best Regards

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    Jeff_Coatsworth
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    Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
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    October 9, 2013

    You should be able to directly open and upgrade an old FM5.5 file in FM11; if you can’t, then save the 5.5 file as MIF and open that. Of course, always make sure you have a backup copy before starting anything. FM8+ brought in Unicode font support, but that shouldn’t have any impact on your 5.5 files.

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    Anonymous
    October 9, 2013

    Thanks for your answer,

    Is it document specifying différences between version of framemaker 5.5 and 11, because I work on a "critical" project and the fact to don't know precise impacts is difficult to argument.

    What can be answers to my other questions about windows/solaris binaries?

    Regards

    Jeff_Coatsworth
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    Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
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    October 9, 2013

    I don’t know of any document that outlines the differences between 5.5 and 11 – there will be a lot of them (differences I mean – lots of features added since 5.5). My understanding is that the FM binaries are platform independent, so a FM doc created on Solaris or Mac shouldn’t have any issues being opened on Windows.

    I’m not sure what the problem is with taking a copy of your 5.5 docs and upgrading them in a copy of FM11 (purchased or trial version) – that would be your best test as to the impacts you fear. With a copy, nothing is set in stone – you can always toss it if you don’t like what’s happening.

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