fmPython

[Scott Prentice]

Hi Jim...

I'd never heard of this, but it sounds worth checking out.

I downloaded the Windows client and dropped it into the fminit\Plugins 
folder, and get the same error message as you (this is on FM7 .. I'll 
try it on FM6 tomorrow when I have access to another system). The PDF 
documentation does include a blurb saying that the installation just 
requires putting it in the Plugins folder .. if the DLL is in the 
Plugins folder, you don't need to add a line to the maker.ini.

I'm going to try contacting the developer, and will let you know if I 
hear back on this.

...scott

Scott Prentice
Leximation, Inc.
www.leximation.com
+1.415.485.1892



James Ramsay wrote:

>Has anyone installed fmPython
>(http://www.isnet.sk/petrucha/?lang=en&page=fmPython) successfully? I want
>to use the script that converts all text insets to text prior to distilling
>a book to PDF, but I can't get fmPython to initialize. I get the following
>message:
>
>Cannot initialize API client c:\program
>files\adobe\framemaker6.0\fminit\plugins\fmPython22.dll.
>Check for errors in the APIClients section of C:\Program
>Files\Adobe\Framemaker6.0\C:\Program Files\Adobe\FrameMaker6.0\maker.ini,
>verify that the client program exists, and make sure you have enough swap
>space to run the client.
>
>There are no instructions for adding a line to the APIClient section of the
>maker.ini file in the bare bones fmPython documentation. I tried making one
>up, but it had no effect. Any ideas?
>
>I'm running Windows XP, Frame 6.0 with FrameScript 2.1 and IXGen 5.5 already
>installed, Python 2.4.3, and the fmPython22.dll in the default
>fminit\Plugins folder.
>
>Thanks in advance for your help,
>Jim 
>
>Jim Ramsay
>Senior Technical Writer
>webMethods Denver
>
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