Using Save() method to save as PDF

Hello Selim?

The problem is due to a few errors in your scripts.

The fullName variable needs more definition. The Save() function needs a path too.

I normally use the ExtendScript File() or Folder() functions to ensure hat the file name that I give to any FrameMaker function is valid. In this case we define the path using the helpful File.path property. I then concatenate that with the new file name. Then I change that to the path convention that FrameMaker prefers using the File.fsName property.

Your getSaveDefaultParams() function is not called by the first function as you use your GetSaveDefaultParams(). Probably a good idea to name your functions differently to FrameMaker's API functions

function saveDocAsPDF(doc){  
    var saveParams, name, i, baseName, status, fullName;  
    name = doc.Name,
    fullName = File(File(doc.Name).path + "/TESTPDF.pdf").fsName;
    
    saveParams = getSaveDefaultParams();  
    returnParams = new PropVals();    
    var PDF = doc.Save(fullName, saveParams, returnParams);  
    $.writeln("SaveReturnParams / Errors " + PrintSaveStatus(returnParams));  
    i = GetPropIndex(returnParams, Constants.FS_SaveNativeError);   // CHECK STATUS  
    status = returnParams.propVal.ival;  
    if (status === Constants.FE_Success) {  
    return (true);  
    } else {  
    return (false);  
    }  
};

In your getSaveDefaultParams() function there are some naming errors.

function getSaveDefaultParams(){  
var params, i;  
      
    params = GetSaveDefaultParams();  
         
    i = GetPropIndex(params, Constants.FS_FileType);  
    params.propVal.ival = Constants.FV_SaveFmtPdf;  
    i = GetPropIndex(params, Constants.FS_AlertUserAboutFailure);  
    params.propVal.ival = true;  
    i = GetPropIndex(params, Constants.FS_FileType);  
    params.propVal.ival = Constants.FV_SaveFmtPdf;  
    i = GetPropIndex(params, Constants.FS_FileIsInUse);  
    params.propVal.ival = Constants.FV_ResetLockAndContinue;     
    i = GetPropIndex(params, Constants.FS_SaveFileNotWritable);  
    params.propVal.ival = Constants.FV_DoShowDialog;     
    return (params);  
}; 

In this case you were referring to saveParams in some places while having defined params as the variable that contains the Save Default Params.

With the code amended as shown I got the PDF to save in the same folder as the source document.

I hope that this works for you?

Ian