fmPython

[Joe Malin]

Notes:
* As far as I can tell from Googling, the most recent supported of FM is
*6*.
* With most open-source/freeware, be sure you have the exact
prerequisites. The open-source community is not particularly
  concerned with "legacy" customers. The community generally assumes
that it can change functionality, signatures,
  and so forth. Customers then either upgrade on their own or stay with
an older version. 
* On the whole, this is a Good Idea. It prevents bloat, allows for
evolving design, and produces more robust, more 
  frequent fixes. Open-source SW usually allows for multiple versions of
the same SW, but check first.
* Remember that open-source is a mostly UN*X creature. What may be very
easy to do in that environment may be much
  harder to do in Windows, and vice versa.

If anyone has heard of a version of fmPython compatible with 7.1/7.2,
please write me ASAP. I know Python pretty well, and I could provide
some value to FM 7.x users.

Joe Malin
Technical Writer
(408)625-1623
jmalin at tuvox.com 
www.tuvox.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces+jmalin=tuvox.com at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+jmalin=tuvox.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf
Of James Ramsay
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 1:07 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: fmPython

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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